Well, folks, it didn’t take long. Barely a minute after Donald Trump was sworn back into office, and the Left has already flooded the courts, trying to put up roadblocks. This time, the target is the shiny new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—Trump’s ambitious brainchild spearheaded by Elon Musk to streamline government waste and trim the fat from Washington’s bloated bureaucracy. Apparently, cutting waste is now a controversial move. Who knew?
Within moments of Trump signing his first executive orders, lawsuits started flying in federal court. Public Citizen, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), and a handful of other predictably left-leaning groups are accusing DOGE of violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Their claim? DOGE is giving private citizens (read: Elon Musk and his team of tech-savvy disruptors) too much influence over government decisions without making everything as transparent as a fishbowl.
Let’s pause here to appreciate the irony. The same people who cheered on shadowy backdoor deals, unaccountable czars, and regulatory chaos under the Biden administration are now clutching their pearls over a department tasked with reducing government waste. But sure, let’s all panic because a billionaire like Musk is trying to clean house.
The lawsuits allege that DOGE is some kind of Trojan horse for “advancing private interests.” Translation? The Left is mad because Trump and Musk are teaming up to expose just how inefficient—and often corrupt—our federal agencies have become. Let’s be honest: if these groups were really concerned about transparency, they’d have been up in arms about the money that vanished into thin air under the guise of “COVID relief” or the slush funds labeled as “green energy investments.” But no, they saved their outrage for a government efficiency project. Priorities.
Of course, these lawsuits come with a laundry list of the usual suspects. CREW, Democracy Forward, the Center for Biological Diversity (because apparently, everything ties back to climate change somehow), and others are claiming DOGE violates transparency laws and could “advance private interests.” It’s almost funny how they don’t even try to hide the fact that they’re terrified of what DOGE might uncover. You know, like redundant agencies, bloated federal contracts, and who knows how many slush funds.
And if you think the lawsuits stop there, think again. One group even demanded that the Office of Management and Budget release all records tied to DOGE. Because, apparently, Elon Musk needs to hand over every Post-it note and spreadsheet he’s ever glanced at. Meanwhile, real questions about wasteful government spending remain untouched because that’s just how these groups operate—distract and delay.
Let me get this right, some people filed lawsuits because DOGE and Trump administration want to make the government more efficient and working for the people?
They are used to the status-quo and afraid of being efficient and productive.
Fire them all. pic.twitter.com/OsaS0Rqq7f
— Juliana@InspiredCafe2023🦩 (@ICafe2023) January 21, 2025
As for Trump? He’s wisely staying quiet on these lawsuits for now, probably because he has bigger things to focus on than squabbles from the legal Left. But let’s not pretend this will stop the momentum. Even if some activist judge steps in to slow DOGE down, it’s not like the Trump administration is going to suddenly pack up and stop fighting government inefficiency. Let’s face it—this is just round one of what promises to be a multi-year battle between Trump’s government reform agenda and a system that thrives on keeping things as opaque and inefficient as possible.
Missouri’s Attorney General, Andrew Bailey, has already stepped into the fray, and you can bet he’s just the first of many conservative leaders ready to push back against this nonsense. Trump’s allies are circling the wagons, gearing up for the long fight because, let’s be real—no one thought this would be smooth sailing. If there’s one thing the Left does well, it’s weaponizing the courts to slow progress. But Trump’s team knew this going in, and they’re ready for the fight.
What’s crystal clear is this: Trump and Musk are shaking things up, and that has the establishment in a full-blown panic. The lawsuits, the spin, the performative outrage—it’s all proof that DOGE is already doing exactly what it was designed to do: disrupt the status quo. And for conservatives who’ve spent years watching government agencies grow larger and less accountable, this feels like the breath of fresh air Washington so desperately needs. The Left can try to stall, but good luck stopping the Trump-Musk juggernaut from bulldozing its way to a more efficient, accountable government. It’s about time.
