Nicholas Ryan

Strongly agree

Yes, but we should focus on abolishing useless agencies rather than just firing staff.

This aligns well with LP priorities: reduce/abolish agencies and cut government scope rather than merely reshuffling personnel; consistent with longstanding Libertarian calls to eliminate or drastically downsize federal departments and programs. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes

Libertarians generally favor shrinking government and making agencies more accountable, but the party also tends to oppose expanding presidential power; they’d be only mildly supportive of easier firing in the abstract. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes, the executive branch must be accountable to the President, not an unelected bureaucracy.

They like accountability and limiting bureaucratic autonomy, but the claim that the executive branch should be directly accountable to the President (rather than law/constitutional limits) implies stronger unitary-executive power than libertarians typically endorse. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, the "Deep State" undermines the agenda of elected leaders and must be dismantled.

The LP is skeptical of unaccountable bureaucracy, but the populist “Deep State” framing is more associated with Trump-era rhetoric than Libertarian Party messaging; they’d be lukewarm to the premise. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

No, this creates a corrupt "spoils system" where experts are replaced by unqualified sycophants.

They share concern about patronage/spoils systems (a key reason for the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883), but would still be wary of strong job protections; mixed agreement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

A flat “No” conflicts with the Libertarian Party’s preference for reducing entrenched bureaucracy and public-sector job protections, though they may share concerns about politicization. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, civil service protections ensure the government runs on expertise rather than political loyalty.

Libertarians are generally critical of civil-service protections and public-sector unions as insulating government from market discipline; they’d reject the idea that protections are needed to ensure expertise over politics. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.