The Trump administration is blaming Democrats for the government shutdown in internal federal agency communications as well as public agency websites, in what experts say could be a violation of federal ethics laws.
A bright red banner and pop-up message first appeared Tuesday on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s website. It was updated early Wednesday morning and warns: “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.”
Wednesday morning, a banner added to the top of Department of Justice websites reads “Democrats have shut down the government” with a link to its shutdown plans.
Will anyone be punished for Hatch Act violations? Particularly since those prosecutions will be made by the same administration that is violating it? No? Then it is useless.
Yeah, that’s the problem. The Hatch Act sounds good on paper, but without independent enforcement it’s basically toothless. At best you get a slap on the wrist or a report no one reads. Maybe it needs real penalties handled outside the administration in power
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