Beau of The Fifth Column

Well, howdy there, Internet people.

It's Belle again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump versus Smokey the Bear.

Trump's version of restructuring is moving the agency's headquarters to Salt Lake City from Washington, D.C.

His plan will shut down 57 research facilities and combine them into one.

It will shut down regional offices, and instead of regional offices across the country, they will be replaced by partisan, politically appointed state directors.

The regional offices will be shut down.

Steve Lankert is the executive director of the National Federation of Federal Employees.

And when he talked about Trump's plans, he didn't pull punches.

Not about Trump and not about the Republicans in Congress who aren't representing their constituents.

He said, quote,

Trump's moves are illegal because this kind of activity was explicitly prohibited in fiscal year 2026 appropriations.

The Republican Congress is allowing the White House to break the law and violate the Constitution without so much as a peep from our big, brave, so-called freedom-seeking Republicans.

They won't even uphold their own oath to support and defend the Constitution from tyranny.

To be fair, the law is pretty clear and says that none of the money regulated by the Act quote shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that 1. creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity 2. eliminates a program, project, or activity 3.

3.

Increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted.

4.

Relocates an office or employees.

5.