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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 01:23 AM Original message |
Special counsel calls for Hatch Act reform (law bans federal workers from politicking) |
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red dog 1 (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. "Bipartisan Consensus"? |
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Faux pas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Think about it for a moment....if they have a bipartisan anything |
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rampart (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. the hatch act protects government employees |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 04:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. The Hatch act |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Isn't the POTUS and every member of Congress employed by government? |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I am a government employee |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I do. I also recall Rove giving lectures to federal employees on how to help re-elect Bush. |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I've been a fed many years and don't have a problem telling anyone |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Sorry, I can see making a distinction between people who are federal employees because |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. It's more than that - federal civil servants are not all under the |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
6. So far, repealing laws enacted during the FDR era has not been working well for anyone |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. The Hatch Act was severely abused during the Bush administration. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. "Reform." As I have posted before, duck whenever you hear that word anymore. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. "reform" == "deform" more times than not. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. The Hatch Act needs better enforcement. nt |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Agreed nt |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'd support this, |
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