Posted on 11/29/2018 6:34:35 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON — At workplaces across the United States, it is routine for Americans’ conversations to turn to President Trump — whether his policies are good, whether he should be impeached, what to think about the “resistance.” Some drink from MAGA mugs; others tape cartoons to their cubicle walls portraying Mr. Trump as a Russian quisling.
But roughly two million people who work for the federal government have now been told that it may be illegal for them to participate in such discussions at work — a pronouncement that legal specialists say breaks new ground, and that some criticized as going too far.
Generally, federal employees have been free to express opinions about policies and legislative activity at work as long as they do not advocate voting for or against particular candidates in partisan elections. But in a guidance document distributed on Wednesday, the independent agency that enforces the Hatch Act, a law that bars federal employees from taking part in partisan political campaigns at work or in an official capacity, warned that making or displaying statements at work about impeaching or resisting Mr. Trump is likely to amount to illegal political activity. The guidance was issued by the Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that enforces the Hatch Act, including by investigating complaints of improper political activity and recommending discipline — like a reprimand or firing — for violators. The agency also enforces the Hatch Act against state and local government officials whose salaries come from federal grants.
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Were Trump to cashier 50%, it’d be a Yuge start.
In the 60’s, I lost my Federal job for saying Johnson was lying to us about Vietnam. Nothing new here.
BTW: Best employment related thing that ever happened to me.
This is not new, just for Trump. I worked in a government building when O was president and trust me no one was allowed to say a word against him...or H and she wasn’t even running officially yet when I left.
They get away with it because Trump doesn't have a
DOJ with prosecutors who will prosecute Democrats or
other traitors in the government.
Half of the “workforce” and 99% of the “managers”. I use those terms loosely.
Was this even enforced during Obama’s years? Everybody was pro-obama but nobody said a damn word about this being an issue back then
One mention of the “J” during the Season word would drive someone into perniciousness.
Yet they don’t know what they are resisting.
All the NPC’s know is orange man bad.
Exactly!
Yep. Still waiting!
Somehow I got that sentence sorta convoluted. It should have been: One mention of the “J” word during the Season would drive someone into perniciousness.
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