2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumLook what the Office of Personnel Management just tweeted out
https://twitter.com/USOPM/status/794183014695706624This is a slow-motion coup folks.
OhZone
(3,212 posts)qazplm
(3,626 posts)every election cycle in the FedGov, and in the military. This is nothing new, particularly as we get less than a week out.
Native
(5,936 posts)vdogg
(1,384 posts)To mind their step. 😉This coming out after what he said yesterday is not a coincidence.
DURHAM D
(32,606 posts)helping with a coup. That is incorrect.
molova
(543 posts)From Mr. President.
Tom Rivers
(459 posts)damn glad someone in the government does! this tweet is going to trigger the deplorables and right wing media just wait and see, but it needs to be out there and makes me feel better that good people in the government are not going to stand for inappropriate attempts to influence the election.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)we were reminded of the Hatch Act for EVERY election.
wishstar
(5,268 posts)So recent actions by FBI is even more egregious violation of Hatch Act, since law enforcement agents in FBI fall into the "further restricted" category when it comes to actions that would interfere in elections process. Only exceptions to Hatch act are Pres and VP.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)AmericanActivist
(1,019 posts)sarae
(3,284 posts)So many people cite our government's "checks and balances" as something Trump couldn't get around, yet we're already seeing a clear erosion...
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)I just did.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)Let the rogues know that the OPM is watching.