ATLANTA FIRE CHIEF, KEVIN COCHRAN
Posted on 01/16/2015 7:37:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I have seen conflicting reports about whether the chief was promoting and/or distributing the book to employees who were reporting to him, perhaps while at work. What’s the word?
His title should be Mayor of Atlanta, Kevin Cochran.
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>> “ failing to obtain permission for publishing the book.” <<
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This became cause for dismissal when?
Where did our First Amendment rights evaporate?
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>> “I have seen conflicting reports about whether the chief was promoting and/or distributing the book to employees who were reporting to him...” <<
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So F’n what?
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” Our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom have picked up his case and will be representing him as the litigation winds its ways through the courts in the coming weeks and months. “
Humiliate them, and take their money!
BUMP
Unless the other employees are the sole property of the city, the policy is unenforceable under the first amendment.
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Are they real people, or are they android property?
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Someone alert the REVEREND Al Sharpton!!!!!!!
Yes. He was fired for being a faithful Christian.
This nation has a First Amendment, and it needs to be enforced.
Of course he was fired for his faith. If he had authored a book in support of gay marriage and handed it out do you think he would have been fired?
You have no first amendment rights when it comes to your employer. Especially not if you’re high profile and easily associated in the public eye to your employer.
Yes. Next question.
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That is your opinion, but it is counter to the clear meaning of the first amendment.
Why should we put up with it?
The more information that moves, the better off society is.
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Nope. It’s jurisprudential history. The first amendment says “Congress shall make no laws...”, it doesn’t restrict your employer in any way. If it did ABC wouldn’t be able to fire Rosie Perez.
We should put up with it because that is the nature of voluntary relationships. I can quit my job if my employer takes a public stand I disagree with, and they can fire me for the inverse.
It might be in the best of society, but it is often NOT in the best interest of companies. There’s always some views they don’t want to be associated with, some companies don’t want to be associated with any views. It’s pretty common for government employees to have to be publicly neutral, most folks who wear uniforms are under strict regulation to not wear those uniforms to any political event if they’re not there in an official capacity. Police, military and fire departments don’t want to be seen as “picking sides”.
You miss the important fact that his employer is a part of government thus your ‘logic’ becomes illogic.
Since the 14th amendment, no part of government can violate any part of the Bill of Rights.
No, we will not permit it!
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It is part of the government, but it is NOT Congress. Again “Congress shall make no laws...”, which does nothing to ban local governments from employment rules.
It does NOT violate the bill of rights.
Yes, you will permit it. You’ve been permitting it your entire life.
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You’re a broken record!
Since the 14 was ratified, all government is as restrained as congress is.
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“”will be representing him as the litigation “”
I don’t see anything here about litigation nor have I heard about any on the news...What’s the story? Is he suing to get his job back? Wrongful termination? What?
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