This reminds me of a stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself situation.
Pretty sickening.
thieh on
The problem with the Hatch act is that the President decides who is in violation.
thrawtes on
The process for Hatch Act violations is that it goes to a couple different organizations controlled by the president who determine whether a violation occurred and recommend disciplinary action.
*A recommendation the president is under no obligation to follow.*
This process has literally played out under Trump, with those organizations verifying that a Hatch Act violation did occur and Trump saying “cool but it was in my favor so no punishment”. He can just unilaterally shut it down, and has, repeatedly.
It’s entirely toothless. It could potentially have teeth if Trump is ever not in office, but it simply does nothing against his regime of open corruption.
Ricky_Spanish_31 on
Cool. I agree. Who is going to enforce this?
Wrong_Confection1090 on
I’m CERTAIN they’ll get right on that, Dems.
Please stop playing the game like things are normal and Democracy is still fundamentally intact. It’s not.
jason082 on
It’s almost as if they think the law matters anymore. Cute.
SkinSoSoftX on
Funny how the party that screams “law and order” always seems allergic to following the law themselves.
Laves_ on
Trump’s 2013 remarks during appearances on Fox & Friends, Trump criticized President Barack Obama’s leadership, saying:
“A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the President is weak”.
He also stated that a shutdown would be “a tremendously negative mark on the President of the United States. He’s the one that has to get people together”.
Trump also said, “The problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top. The president is the leader, and he’s got to get everybody in a room and he’s got to lead”.
Jumpy-Coffee-Cat on
Beyond the Hatch Act issues, the irony of republicans blaming democrats when there hasnt been a single appropriation passed under the current administration. Last year the government was funded by a year long CR after multiple short term CRs. Republicans haven’t been able to pass an appropriations bill in over a year and yet blame democrats.
OccumsRazorReturns on
Hatch act doesn’t do shit. And they know this.
dread_pirate_wesley on
They have investigated themselves and found they did nothing wrong
Unique-Egg-461 on
his blatant hatch act violations in the first term were never even investigated. the investigatory bodies are controlled by the prez
this will get tossed straight into the shred bin
dave_debenedetti on
There’s never any consequences for the orange pedophile. How about those Epstein files?
Unlimited_Bacon on
Hatch Act. HA. HA. HA.
c4upinhisbhole on
Yeah? Who’s going to investigate it? Might as well call Special Officer Doofy.
bishpa on
So many things to impeach him for if Democrats retake the House!
whoaaintitfun on
Does anything matter at this point? He does whatever he wants and gets away with it. *sigh*
Usual-Caregiver5589 on
Complaining about a Hatch Act violation to an agency run by the people violating the Hatch Act is peak Democrat right now. Playing by the rules in their polos and khakis while the other side is living out Mad Max.
_byetony_ on
This law needs teeth
Powerful_Matter_1781 on
This is crazy. This is propaganda. This should be criminal!
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This reminds me of a stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself situation.
Pretty sickening.
The problem with the Hatch act is that the President decides who is in violation.
The process for Hatch Act violations is that it goes to a couple different organizations controlled by the president who determine whether a violation occurred and recommend disciplinary action.
*A recommendation the president is under no obligation to follow.*
This process has literally played out under Trump, with those organizations verifying that a Hatch Act violation did occur and Trump saying “cool but it was in my favor so no punishment”. He can just unilaterally shut it down, and has, repeatedly.
It’s entirely toothless. It could potentially have teeth if Trump is ever not in office, but it simply does nothing against his regime of open corruption.
Cool. I agree. Who is going to enforce this?
I’m CERTAIN they’ll get right on that, Dems.
Please stop playing the game like things are normal and Democracy is still fundamentally intact. It’s not.
It’s almost as if they think the law matters anymore. Cute.
Funny how the party that screams “law and order” always seems allergic to following the law themselves.
Trump’s 2013 remarks during appearances on Fox & Friends, Trump criticized President Barack Obama’s leadership, saying:
“A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the President is weak”.
He also stated that a shutdown would be “a tremendously negative mark on the President of the United States. He’s the one that has to get people together”.
Trump also said, “The problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top. The president is the leader, and he’s got to get everybody in a room and he’s got to lead”.
Beyond the Hatch Act issues, the irony of republicans blaming democrats when there hasnt been a single appropriation passed under the current administration. Last year the government was funded by a year long CR after multiple short term CRs. Republicans haven’t been able to pass an appropriations bill in over a year and yet blame democrats.
Hatch act doesn’t do shit. And they know this.
They have investigated themselves and found they did nothing wrong
his blatant hatch act violations in the first term were never even investigated. the investigatory bodies are controlled by the prez
this will get tossed straight into the shred bin
There’s never any consequences for the orange pedophile. How about those Epstein files?
Hatch Act. HA. HA. HA.
Yeah? Who’s going to investigate it? Might as well call Special Officer Doofy.
So many things to impeach him for if Democrats retake the House!
Does anything matter at this point? He does whatever he wants and gets away with it. *sigh*
Complaining about a Hatch Act violation to an agency run by the people violating the Hatch Act is peak Democrat right now. Playing by the rules in their polos and khakis while the other side is living out Mad Max.
This law needs teeth
This is crazy. This is propaganda. This should be criminal!
Wow, didn’t see that coming! 😂