Posted on 02/01/2017 6:39:40 AM PST by Red Badger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 900 U.S. State Department officials signed an internal dissent memo protesting a travel ban by U.S. President Donald Trump on refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, a source familiar with the document said on Tuesday, in a rebellion against the new president's policies.
A senior State Department official confirmed the memorandum had been submitted to acting Secretary of State Tom Shannon through the department's "dissent channel," a process in which officials can express unhappiness over policy (http://bit.ly/2jOYW0y).
White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Monday he was aware of the memo but warned career diplomats that they should either "get with the program or they can go."
A draft of the dissent memo seen by Reuters argued that the executive order would sour relations with affected countries, inflame anti-American sentiment and hurt those who sought to visit the United Spates for humanitarian reasons.
It said the policy "runs counter to core American values of non-discrimination, fair play and extending a warm welcome to foreign visitors and immigrants.
Trump on Friday signed an executive order that temporarily bans refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries, sparking tumult at U.S. airports and protests in major American cities.
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They have been entrenched ever since the Alger Hiss trial and think they have immunity...............
Leni, there is a great book about Senator McCarthy, entitled BLACKLISTED BY HISTORY.
It sure changed my view of what “McCarthyism” was really about!
All the way to North Korea. I’m sure they’ll find Crazy Li’l Kim more to their liking than Trump.
Leni
Should be easy enough to get a copy with their names and terminate them before sun down.
President could make the fed “worker” unions go away with an Executive Order. That is how they were formed.
I’m sure it’s in process....................
900 people stupid enough to sign a protest dissenting against a legal order? And we pay these people to represent the United States to the World?!
Absolute Morons.
Gee I wonder how long I would be employed if I told my boss to stuff it, I was going to do it my way...
Time to PATCO their asses.
A better protest would be for them to resign. But since the cowards have self identified themselves for firing Trump will take care of that.
Well, that makes it easier to drain the swamp...
I have no idea how many employees are in the State Dept. but I betcha President Trump (I love saying that!) could cut them by half and still get the job done.
This Soros, Klinton, 0bama, Alinsky, democrat crap isn’t going to work with President Trump.
Fire them ALL!
Now.
5.56mm
I had made a “list” of things to do/not do in order to shield ones self from adverse action at work.
I’m going to have to add “don’t write or sign anything that puts you in overt conflict with official policy, rules or laws.”
I had assumed it was obvious, but apparently not.
Mutiny, sedition, treason, insubordination, halitosis, bromhidrosis....................
What a convenient punch list of upcoming firings!
President Trump should immediately call in sewer service to pump out the Septic Department all the way to its foggy bottom.
The DoS’s damage to the USA foreign policy and standing in the world is only rivaled by the DoJ’s lawless damage inside our country.
I hope the president have a collective ‘you’re ALL fired’ moment.
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