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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Obviously risky agencies/departments: Interior, EPA, FDA, CDC, Education, Labor, HUD

Maybe OK: state, commerce, DOJ civil rights

Probably OK: most doj components (antitrust, consumer protection, USAOs, most criminal components, all LE agencies except FBI), DHS, DOD, energy 
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Also probably OK, Treasury (except maybe cuts at IRS).[/quote]

Can you say more about why you think State is or is not OK? [/quote]

Lots of reasons why I think State employees will be fine.

One, our diplomatic relationships with large portions of the world are noncontroversial, even with trump.  Obviously this analysis doesn't apply with as much force if you work closely with Russia/Mexico/Israel/Iran.  Two, unlike other agencies, Trump can't move the State Department to a random flyover state.  Third, he picked Marco Rubio to be SoS.  That's a very positive sign.  I don't like the guy, but he's a career politician who understands how government works.  Considering the nutjobs in Trump's orbit, Rubio is as conventional and pro-establishment as you could hope for.  And last, the State Department generally has a positive public perception and does not have a reputation for being bloated/wasteful.  [/quote]

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