Jesus Christ it’s so embarassing reading official statements from government bodies playing the blame game like 5 year olds.
Republican when addressing the general public: SNAP recipients are fat lazy freeloaders who spend thousands of dollars of SNAP benefits on soda and chips.
Republicans when addressing SNAP recipients: “Mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us”
It has always been the habit of rightists to co-opt leftist terminology in furtherance of their evil deceptions and propaganda. This is why George Orwell called the fascist party in “1984” IngSoc, which stood ironically for “English Socialism.”
It has nothing to do with principles or being ‘right’. It has everything to do with being ‘right, now’.
It’s just a hammer to either hurt people (the GOP way) or to make the democrats look bad for it hurting people (also the GOP way).
Republicans are liars and can never be trusts.
It’s only a violation if there are consequences. The trump admin has learned there will be no consequences
Entirely white house decision, now with court order to not do it, to not pay SNAP. It’s not just a violation of Hatch act, there’s, or used to be, an official law preventing propaganda against US citizens.
The Hatch Act Explained
The Hatch Act is a U.S. federal law that was enacted in 1939 to restrict political activities of federal employees, as well as certain state and local government employees, and those working in federally funded programs. The main goal of the act is to maintain a federal workforce that is impartial and free from political pressure.
Key Provisions of the Hatch Act
Prohibitions on Political Activities Federal employees are prohibited from running for office in partisan elections, engaging in political campaigning while on duty, or using their official positions to influence elections.
Permitted Activities Employees can participate in political activities when off duty and not wearing their official uniforms. They may also express personal opinions on political issues or candidates.
Impact and Enforcement
The Hatch Act is enforced by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), which can investigate violations and recommend disciplinary actions. Violating the Hatch Act can result in consequences ranging from reprimands to removal from federal employment.
Importance
The act aims to ensure that government decisions are based on merit rather than political affiliation, promoting a civil service that is dedicated to serving the public rather than political interests.___
Why are you trying to fight them by arguing how illegal they are? Better to tell people what to do. Who to vote for, who to fund, tips for working against this administration.
We may not be able to resort to violence (legaly, and over social media), but we can still do everything else in our power to bring them down. We can cut into their tax income, steal their voters, sue and report many of their followers.
Yeah! Go get em WorldsDumbestMan!
Why post about what they’re doing when you could be complaining about people posting!
Don’t the republicans have a majority? How does this work?
It’s actually pretty simple when you break it down; our government is ran entirely by huge pieces of shit.
where’s shooter mcgavin when you really need him?
I’ll take whatever shooter I can get…
He’s still full from breakfast.
Democrats still want to debate the budget. Mainly over the healthcare plan subsidies. For the federal budget, conclusion of debate can only be forced by 60 votes.
Once that happens, the budget can pass with a simple majority in the senate, assuming the house passes the same version.
Modern right wingers have literally one question at the center of their morality. “How much do I think that this thing will help or harm me in the goal of getting what I want?” The value of everything hinges on the answer to that question. The extent to which it helps or harms as well as the perspective and priorities of the “thinker” may change the answer to this question at any moment, which makes the answer fluid. There is no other objective morality.
The result is the obsolescence of facts and reality. Is this against the Hatch Act? That’s a question asked from a place of ignorance. Right now, would it being against the Hatch Act help or harm these fascist fucks? Likely, in the short term, it might harm them. If that’s the mentality of the moment, then it is clearly outside the boundaries of what is covered by the Hatch Act - it does not apply. If next year the roles were reversed and the opposition did literally, in every single way, the exact same action then it’s clearly illegal and should be dealt with using the harshest penalties. Actually, it might surpass such quaint rules and be outright treasonous. Perhaps those traitors should be hanged.
Laws only work if they’re enforced. Not only is our corrupt government bought and paid for; the Supreme Court is toothless as well.
America has fallen.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? It’s a hard problem, but way harder when you rely on unwritten or vague rules subject to interpretation and goodwill of those in power.
USA since 2016 has been a warning to other places. Keep journalism fair, alive and protected (take a hint Australia, UK). Give rights to protestors (take a hint UK, Germany). Make decorum or traditions into acts of law or part of constitution (take a hint world) so those in power have to follow them.
And make it super easy to impeach and ban via popular vote (say by plurality of at least 40% of voting population. None of this super-majority). Better safe than sorry
I’m a veteran and have been getting emails from the VA blaming Democrats for the shutdown; it’s very unprofessional.
All Republicans must go to prison
The Soviets had the right idea with the gulags. Send anyone with a whiff of Nazi about them as far away from society as you can until they are re-educated or dead.
Then hell
SCOTUS be like: Nope!
Republicans use the list of things that are illegal as their personal todo list.
It’s also how you get a promotion, do enough illegal things and you get to be president even!
are we talking individual charges, magnitude of charges, personal or societal impacts or crimes, like what scale are we using for “enough things”. maybe i would like to be president one day in order to facilitate relations with greece, turkiye, and iran in an international kebab tournament with the prize being you get to take home all the leftover kebab and i want to win it committing the most trivial and frequent of crimes, like jaywalking in front of the police station parking lot.
Well, I think magnitude plays a part.
Go fuck a tween and you should be off to a good start.
Zone: flooded. Fucks: none left to give.
They won’t stop until there’s a threat to their unilateral power.
They didn’t even take action when he tried a coup in broad daylight. What do you think they’re going to do about this?
