I agree, thought he was a decent man back in the day.  HOWEVER, Carter signed the Civil Service Reform act of 1978 which allowed the creation of SES, that federal employee union that does not allow you to be fired. Https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Service_Reform_Act_of_1978 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Executive_Service_(United_States) Carter created FEMA https://www.fema.gov/about-agency Carter created the Dept of Energy https://www.lm.doe.gov/land/sites/oh/fernald_orig/aboutfernald/dhist.htm Carter created the Dept of Education https://graylinedc.com/blog/birth-united-states-department-education/ And there's more.