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Should it be easier to fire federal civil-service employees?

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Current split

How 117 Americans voted.

Yes — presidents should have broad authority to remove federal workers

39%

Yes — but only for documented performance or misconduct issues

39%

No — but streamline existing removal procedures for clear-cut cases

10%

No — keep current civil-service protections in place

11%

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