| RedFred |
12-01-2018 09:52 AM |
Federal employees banned from discussing Trump impeachment or ‘the Resistance’
And the fascism grows.....
The Trump administration has reportedly issued a new guidance for the political activity of federal government workers, warning that participation in discussion about impeachment or about “the Resistance” may be prohibited activity.
The Washington Post reported on Friday that the unsigned guidance, also known as the “Guidance Regarding Political Activity,” was issued by the Office of Special Counsel, the independent agency that also enforces the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from using their work resources and social media accounts for political purposes.
Under the new guidance, federal workers are reportedly prohibited from supporting the impeachment of a candidate for federal office, as it would be construed as political due to its implications for elections in the future.
Federal workers would also reportedly be prohibited from using terms like “resistance” and “#resist.”
According to the Post, the ethics nonprofit American Oversight has expressed “significant concerns” about the new guidance in a letter sent to the office on Thursday and called for the memo to be withdrawn.
“OSC’s position on impeachment advocacy or opinions goes too far,” Austin Evers, the group’s executive director, said in the letter seen by the Post. He added that “certainly there is a difference between advocating that an official should (or should not) be elected and advocating that an official did (or did not) commit treason or high crimes and misdemeanors under the Constitution.”
Evers also expressed concerns about the potential constraints the new guidance could have on whistleblowers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...achment-or-the |
