Chapter 725: James Lynch Bond
“I’ll have one too…”
After Mr. Truman added a cup, he and Lynch walked into his office. The State Department hadn’t been fully established yet—it would only become fully functional after the president’s official victory.
There were many unwritten rules within the federal government. The current president wasn’t president because he won an election; he became president by stepping in after the previous one resigned.
So, he didn’t yet have the power to reshape the federal government’s structure.
This wasn’t to say he was a fake president—just that this was the way things worked, an unspoken rule.
All the top federal officials came from the previous president’s administration. They, or the forces behind them, had heavily invested during the last election, and now their power was their due reward.
Simply put, these political opportunists were enjoying the benefits of their gamble’s success. Until this dividend period ended, no one could easily interfere with their privileges.
Otherwise, it would mean defying these rules.
Today the Progressive Party won, but the Conservative Party could win next time. To avoid unnecessary infighting, everyone followed this rule: don’t mess with others’ cheese.