Stop Stealing Our Jobs Act

Enumerated powers · passes

Congress has broad authority over the federal civil service under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause) and its exclusive power of the purse under Article I, Section 9, Clause 7. This bill is a direct exercise of Congress's power to structure the executive branch and limit the President's removal power over non-political appointees, consistent with precedents such as Morrison v. Olson and Humphrey's Executor.

Bill of Rights · passes

The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, or cruel and unusual punishment. It merely regulates the employment status of federal employees during a funding lapse.

Individual liberty · passes

The bill does not restrict the personal liberty or property rights of individuals. It protects federal employees from removal during a shutdown, which is a benefit to their employment security. It does not impose any burden on individual autonomy; rather, it preserves the status quo for non-political employees.

Decentralization · passes

This bill concerns the federal civil service, which is inherently a federal matter. The questions are answered as follows: (1) Individuals cannot handle this—federal employment is a government function; (2) local communities cannot handle this—the civil service is nationwide; (3) states cannot handle this—the federal government's own workforce is at issue; (4) the bill does not consolidate power upward—it maintains the existing federal structure and prevents unilateral executive action. Thus, it passes all four questions.

Due process and takings · passes

The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process. It actually provides additional procedural protection to federal employees by preventing their removal during a shutdown. It does not involve any taking of private property for public use. The bill is a valid exercise of Congress's authority to define the terms of federal employment.