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by Morton Blackwell
December 2, 2016
Now is the time for patriotic Americans to come to the aid of their country. Will you be one of them?
On November 8th Americans voted and then held their breath. Nothing less than the continuation of the United States as a constitutional republic hung in the balance. After the polls closed, there emerged a result that would confound the ideologues and reassure nervous patriotic Americans: Donald Trump was elected President of the United States.
Overcoming the obstacles left by decades of disinformation from the dominant leftist news media, false indoctrination in our schools and colleges, corrosive popular entertainment, and the hidden but almost certainly widespread election fraud perpetrated by the radical left, Americans voted decisively to stop the deconstruction of the Constitution and the rule of law.
But this will be a fleeting victory if qualified conservatives fail to step up and seek appointments in the Trump Administration. Donald Trump now needs the help of conservative Americans like you. President-elect Trump needs reinforcements from capable, principled, courageous conservatives to help him make America great again.
Service in the Executive Branch of the United States Government is an honorable undertaking. Now it is especially heroic for a principled conservative. And the salary and benefits are substantial.
More than 2 million civilians work for the Executive Branch of the United States (not including employees of the U.S. Postal Service). This is a permanent workforce, insulated by the civil service law from the ordinary forms of discipline and accountability that promote productive achievements in the private sector.
To help him manage this massive Executive Branch workforce (they are supposed to help him “take care that the laws be faithfully executed”) President-elect Trump will appoint about 4,000 civil officers and lower officials who will serve at his pleasure. You can see that the conservative principles of leadership, competence, courage, and initiative of these 4,000 appointees will be crucial to the rehabilitation of the rule of law in the United States Government.
Will you answer the call of duty and apply to serve in the Trump Administration? Will you encourage other capable, brave, conservative Americans to seek to serve in the Trump Administration?
In late 1980 and early 1981, I worked full-time in the Presidential Personnel Office of President-elect Ronald Reagan. Then I worked for three years on President Reagan’s White House Staff.
Those of us in the Reagan White House saw that where the right people are given responsibility, good things tend to happen. A principled appointee will look for ways to implement his principles. Those without principles will tend to do nothing unless they are told to do it. A too centralized organization cannot achieve as much as an intelligently de-centralized one.
Personnel is policy.
Every Presidential political appointee has some power to make things happen. Will you be one of them?
President-elect Trump will successfully restore constitutional government if conservatives with competence, experience, and courage step up and seek appointments in the Trump Administration. Do you have what it takes to serve the President-elect and your country well? Will you seek an appointment?
The stakes are high; if we are to keep our republic, now is the time to demonstrate the full power of conservative principles. Are you ready for the challenge?
What should you do now?
Review the compilation in the Plum Book of the approximately 4,000 political positions that will be filled in the Trump Administration: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2012/pdf/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2012.pdf
After you have a good idea of the departments and job positions that fit your experience and qualifications, submit an online application through the official Presidential Transition portal at https://www.greatagain.gov/serve-america.html. Record any reference number that the system assigns to you.
Then fill out the Leadership Institute Presidential Personnel Referral Form – recommend yourself and other good conservatives who should step forward to help the President-elect succeed in restoring America to her founding principles. This is the starting point for LI to guide you through the appointment process. Find the form here: https://www.conservativejobs.com/PresidentialReferral/index.cfm
My staff can provide advice on your resume, cover letter, and the Executive Branch positions that your experience is best suited for. Email resumes@LeadershipInstitute.org to schedule a resume consultation (these can be by phone).
You should also visit the portal set up by our friends at the Heritage Foundation so they can help you too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc52DDZ5hEd7SmQMOInYXAxtqu8NKKbAMye16P6T04I-uDY-w/viewform.
Now is the time for all good conservatives to come to the aid of their country.
This is a critical moment. Good men and women need to step up and serve their country. Government service is honorable and well-paid. If you are competent, courageous, and have the right experience, my Leadership Institute staff and I hope to help you now.
— Morton Blackwell is the founder and president of the Leadership Institute and the Republican National Committeeman of Virginia.
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.
