...and, I believe( if my info is correct) he is a former federal employee, so he was most likely very familiar with the Hatch Act. Most of us knew exactly what we could and could not do as far as political activies are concerned.
I'm sorry, but I respectfully disagree. I worked 16 years for the state of Oklahoma and it appeared the only employees who knew anything about the Hatch Act were those that were politically active. It is an antiquated piece of legislation and needs to be repealed or at least strigently revised, IMO....and, I believe( if my info is correct) he is a former federal employee, so he was most likely very familiar with the Hatch Act. Most of us knew exactly what we could and could not do as far as political activies are concerned.
I'm sorry, but I respectfully disagree. I worked 16 years for the state of Oklahoma and it appeared the only employees who knew anything about the Hatch Act were those that were politically active. It is an antiquated piece of legislation and needs to be repealed or at least strigently revised, IMO.
And even you will have to agree, takes away many of the rights of political participation by those who happen to work for a government.Wow! then we could go back to corrupt elections. perfect. The Hatch Act of 1939 may have been created a long time ago, but much of it is still very pertinent to us today, if you believe in a fair and honest system of voting. There might be a few things to tweak, but for the most part, I believe it to be a good thing which protects the public and individual voters, as well as the candidates running.
And even you will have to agree, takes away many of the rights of political participation by those who happen to work for a government.
And even you will have to agree, takes away many of the rights of political participation by those who happen to work for a government.
Is there a real reason why the Sheriff's race is partisan? I've never followed the Sheriff's race closely, but the partisan issue crossed my mind last time. What part of the Sheriff's job dictates a need to be affiliated with a party?
It seems to me that the Sheriff is charged with enforcing laws, not making them and enforcement of the law should obviously be non-partisan.
I don't disagree with the Hatch Act really, just the fact that an elected law enforcement position requires partisanship.