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Diraven

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26. Remember Al Gore

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:36 AM

Oct 3

When it was a huge scandal that he made fundraising calls from his VP office?

Yeah it's never been enforced but people have had to publicly apologize for possibly breaking it before. No one even cares now.

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Jamie Raskin's response to the propaganda on federal agency websites [View all] choie Oct 2 OP

Kick SheltieLover Oct 2 #1

And nothing will come of this Diraven Oct 2 #2

+1 dalton99a Oct 2 #3

Not sure Hatch Act has ever been enforced. It's essentially toothless. Silent Type Oct 2 #8

No time like the present. choie Oct 2 #17

Remember Al Gore Diraven Oct 3 #26

They'll care if Dems do it maxsolomon Oct 3 #33

What we need is an unpretentious pterodactyl to scoop trump GreenWave Oct 3 #29

I sure as hell hope they plan on suing the administration. choie Oct 2 #13

I received this email from the VA LogDog75 Oct 2 #4

You should forward that to Raskin dweller Oct 2 #6

Your last paragraph is correct. Boomerproud Oct 2 #19

Laws don't apply to trmp. spanone Oct 2 #5

Nice Sentiment. Just Get the Epstein Files Released (and Unredacted) for Now MrWowWow Oct 2 #7

But it was someone in the VA that sent out that message LogDog75 Oct 2 #9

I don't care if it doesn't apply to the president. choie Oct 2 #18

Raskin is right. Now what ancianita Oct 2 #10

It's a blatant violation. Put it on the list for 2029. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2 #11

Yep. That's about the best we can do. paleotn Oct 2 #12

Remember, the PedoPres brakester Oct 3 #30

And any person with two or more neurons to rub together know damned well... the nelm Oct 2 #14

I wonder if the victims could sue for misrepresentation. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2 #15

drumpf and his people don't GAF JoseBalow Oct 2 #16

Thank you for posting this!! Sparkly Oct 2 #20

I'm sure AG Blondie will get right on it. surfered Oct 2 #21

Looks like a naked violation? Gimpyknee Oct 2 #22

Thank you, Jamie Raskin! yellow dahlia Oct 2 #23

In his first administration. . . Jimvanhise Oct 3 #24

My very first day in a Federal job, I was personally instructed in the Hatch Act by the manager of the facility. Midnight Writer Oct 3 #25

And nothing will be done about it because the party in power doesn't give a flying fuck how many laws this SamKnause Oct 3 #27

Hatch Act gfarber Oct 3 #28

Good one, brakester Oct 3 #31

Example here malaise Oct 3 #32