Trump's plan to fire "woke" left wing democrats from the military
In agenda 47 Trump pledged to remove "woke-left wing" democrats from the military. To my knowledge the executive order is still in the draft stage. If he enacted the draft executive order under consideration it would set up a board of retired senior officials to audit top brass that do not meet standards of “leadership capability, strategic readiness, and commitment to military excellence”.
Do you believe it's even legal? They may couch it in other terms, but he included it in writing in agenda 47 and spoke about it often on the campaign trail that he wanted to remove woke left wing democrats from the military.
Doesn't this run afoul of the law? I believe it's illegal to discriminate against federal employees based on their political affiliation. This includes firing or otherwise discriminating against employees based on their political beliefs. Or does that not matter based on his recent executive order?
***Edit to add exact text used in agenda 47: "Republicans will ensure our Military is the most modern, lethal and powerful Force in the World. We will invest in cutting-edge research and advanced technologies, including an Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield, support our Troops with higher pay, and get woke Leftwing Democrats fired as soon as possible."
**Additional edit to add the government code that prohibits firing federal employees based on political affiliation and not merit: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/2302
"An agency official shall not discriminate against an employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability (or handicapping condition), marital status, or political affiliation. 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(1)"