Post #279,894
3/28/07 4:33:36 PM
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that should be an fireable offense
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Post #279,901
3/28/07 5:25:48 PM
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Who gets fired?
Doan for letting it happen? Jennings for giving the presentation?
What about Rove, who I believe is Jennigs' boss? Did he know what was going on? If he didn't he he should be gone for performance reasons alone:)
Seamus
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Post #279,902
3/28/07 5:28:03 PM
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Rove? Rove? I hear bells!
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #279,903
3/28/07 5:30:24 PM
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And you start salivating?
Seamus
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Post #279,906
3/28/07 6:19:34 PM
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I think you confuse the WH and the government
The white house has two components public policy for the executive and is the seat of the titular hrad of the governing party. Executive branch departments such as the GSA are headed by political appointees of the ruling party but are expected to work solely on behalf of the people of the united states.
To the matter at hand, the political crowd had a power point on the demographics of the election. Perfectly legitimate. The crowd is mostly political appointees and their nepotic sycophants. Nothing wrong here.
After the presentation the head of the GSA wants to use public resources to further the aims of the political will. Fireable as only congress may address the purse strings on pork.
The proper way would have been to give the presentation to congress critters, have them allocate the resources and the GSA implements in an impartial manner.
it isn't 1866 anymore.
thanx
bill
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Post #279,907
3/28/07 6:48:31 PM
3/28/07 6:50:50 PM
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I think you confuse the subject of the slide show
The presentation had slides about defending republican seats and attacking democratic seats. I don't how it is appropriate to show a slide show like that to a government employee.
The White House employees are not allowed to campaign. They have to resign to run or work on campaigns - legally.
Seamus
Edited by Seamus
March 28, 2007, 06:50:50 PM EDT
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Post #279,908
3/28/07 7:00:43 PM
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the law states you cant campaign
it doesnt say run out of the room with your hands over your ears screaming lalalalalala evey time a political hack shows up. The slide show is fine, the activity of the head of the gsa a non political operative is not.
thanx,
bill
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Post #279,909
3/28/07 7:08:07 PM
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What was the slide show if not an inducement to campaign?
If it was an inducement to campaign then it probably was a policial meeting and according to Hatch Act:
These federal employees may not-
* be candidates for public office in partisan elections
* campaign for or against a candidate or slate of candidates in partisan elections
* make campaign speeches
* collect contributions or sell tickets to political fund raising functions
* distribute campaign material in partisan elections
* organize or manage political rallies or meetings
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It seems to me violation of the spirit of the Hatch Act if not the letter .
Seamus
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Post #279,912
3/28/07 8:16:51 PM
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I will agree on your last statement, but cant prosecute
spirit. However the GSA head who asked for help in acheiving those goals broke the letter and should pay.
thanx,
bill
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Post #279,910
3/28/07 7:22:48 PM
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You can't use federal property and facilities to campaign.
[link|http://www.osc.gov/ha_fed.htm|Hatch Act for Federal Employees].
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #279,911
3/28/07 7:58:58 PM
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What would the GSA need to know about the demographics?
The elections are the individual states' responsibilities.
Seamus
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