Some Protestant functionaries and laymen opposed the unification. Muftis also acted to counteract the influence of judges and secular functionaries. These lesser functionaries performed clerical and technical tasks for government agencies. They were respected leaders and figures of authority&colon; religious functionaries and shamans. The president appoints the federal officials, including military officers, judges and other functionaries. All former Polish government functionaries were deprived of their positions and replaced by Russian officials. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various national origins. Burgundian rule created a large class of courtiers and functionaries. Klan chapters were closely allied with Democratic police, sheriffs, and other functionaries of local government. Most seats were instead allocated to Stasi employees, Volkspolizei officers and SED functionaries. Others were Nazi functionaries, anti-Communists and Russians, including Nazi collaborators. Freedmen of the Imperial families often were the main functionaries in the Imperial administration. These automatons were defeated by the Super Functionaries. Instead, he opted to simply have Communists functionaries jailed by the thousands. Many of the functionaries in the Transport Department enriched themselves by accepting bribes.