Quite possibly a Hatch act violation: engaging in political activity while on duty, in uniform, at work or in a government vehicle.
The election is over.
They don’t have to like their instructions from their superiors. They just have to do them ... as Ms. Sally, Esq. painfully learned this evening.
As a postscript, if these are the `rat malcontents who said recently that they would leave federal service if Trump won, like celebrities who promised to move to Canada, State wage earners aren’t celebrities, just hired hands.
Get your minds right, disgruntled `rat finks or get the heck out.
It’s not a Hatch Act violation if it’s approved State Department policy. I doubt it could be prosecuted at all unless they were doing other things as well, such as publishing classified information in their protests.