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NutmegYankee

(16,336 posts)
26. Fuck NO!
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 11:49 AM
Nov 23

The first Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right of free association though the right to peaceful assembly. You may be a member of a political party and unlike a private employer, government activities cannot legally fire you for membership in that political party. The McCarthy era attacks on Communist party membership were ultimately ruled unconstitutional by the SCOTUS. Private actors did their blacklists, but government attempts were ultimately stopped. And regardless of that fact, the Democratic Party is one of the two main parties in the United States, with as much membership nationally as the Republican Party. You can't claim that party isn't loyal, no matter how much you bloviate.

This election was not a blowout. There are almost as many Americans who voted against Trump as voted for him. No attempt to force 10s of millions of Americans into second class citizenship will succeed if you fight it.

Now here's where i'll get aggressive. Adolph Hitler's Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service was the first act of the Holocaust. If a government is willing to fire you because of your political party membership, they are willing to murder you! If Musk or Ramaswamy succeed in firing civil servants because they are registered Democrats, then the answer is violence. You either act to eliminate the threat to your family then and there, or you and your family will ultimately be forced to have a shower with no water.

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I'm glad I retired last year. Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 23 #1
Is there no protections for government workers. I can't believe there isn't. usaf-vet Nov 23 #28
Morale, yes, and brakester Nov 23 #36
This right here is the most profound statement of all time... Think. Again. Nov 23 #2
no but you can lose your pension. NT Bird Lady Nov 23 #25
Russia and China have always encouraged people to rat out friends, neighbors, co-workers. Irish_Dem Nov 23 #3
I read a poll of Federal employees dated Nov 1st... Hugin Nov 23 #4
A Lot of Federal Employees Are Not Unionized Deep State Witch Nov 23 #37
More than half of federal jobs are classified as bargaining unit employees... Hugin Nov 23 #39
We should all register Republican and vote for human beings in primaries. intheflow Nov 23 #5
This is the way ColinC Nov 23 #8
Why not registering bdamomma Nov 23 #13
Because you can't vote in R primaries as an I. intheflow Nov 23 #15
Can Independents vote in Republican primaries in your state? jaxexpat Nov 23 #16
In WI you can vote in any party primary. You do not register with any party affiliation. 33taw Nov 23 #21
Cool for Wisconsin, 15 states still require party registration to vote in primaries...... jaxexpat Nov 23 #29
It's getting harder and harder to find moderate human beings among the Republicans Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 23 #40
i'm a federal retiree. civil service. rampartd Nov 23 #6
Post removed Post removed Nov 23 #24
the question is not the actual condition of the programs rampartd Nov 23 #30
I'm 72 also and I wonder daily. Bird Lady Nov 23 #31
hang in , bird lady rampartd Nov 23 #32
On it. ColinC Nov 23 #7
I get it TimeToGo Nov 23 #9
I know some Federal Employees who have already switched to Republican. patphil Nov 23 #10
I'm a registered Democrat. BBbats Nov 23 #11
Sure. I'll bet. What are your terms. onenote Nov 23 #19
Already started question everything Nov 23 #12
I think this will backfire bigly Norbert Nov 23 #14
Not Just Your Supervisor Deep State Witch Nov 23 #38
will somone PLEASE tell me what " woke" means ? AllaN01Bear Nov 23 #17
Not MAGA 33taw Nov 23 #22
thanks . AllaN01Bear Nov 23 #23
I really cut back on aMSM in 2016. Now I stopped. 33taw Nov 23 #27
cant afford comcast as they have priced me out of the market. AllaN01Bear Nov 23 #33
If you want a replacement - use SLING TV - much cheaper. I cut that as well, but if you want 33taw Nov 23 #35
woke is anything they don't like rampartd Nov 23 #34
You are alert to prejudice and discrimination and Prof. Toru Tanaka Nov 23 #41
i aint going quietly into the night. AllaN01Bear Nov 23 #18
They had better learn what "woke" means first. Mblaze Nov 23 #20
Fuck NO! NutmegYankee Nov 23 #26
I was thinking of switching to Rep to "screw" with them kerry-is-my-prez Nov 23 #42
It's wrong that our votes are secret but our party affiliations are public record. El-Capitan Nov 23 #43
And then those unemployed 'woke' former government workers will not applegrove Nov 23 #44
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