PAD 500 Week 6 DQ
According to the text, the Hatch Act defines prohibited activities of public employees. Analyze the significance of these prohibitions with regard to an individual’s political actions. Provide a rationale for your response.
“Any active part”; that is the key wording in the Hatch Act or officially “An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities.” Passed in 1939 and amended on 1990, 1993 and 2012. Basically, the Act is designed to stop federal employees and folks that have a job due to federal funds from participating or taking “any active part” in a political campaign or movement. Some very high level folks can get away with it, but almost the entirety of the federal workforce is covered. All civilian, executive branch employees, except two — the president and the vice president — are covered by the Hatch Act, including part-timers. The law states that they cannot take active part (raising funds for a candidate) – even on their time off. In several Supreme Court cases, this part of the law was argued against, but was defeated. Most of the Supreme Court wanted to keep the “delicate balance” between fair government and first amendment rights.
According to the text, the Hatch Act defines prohibited activities of public employees. Analyze the significance of these prohibitions with regard to an individual’s political actions. Provide a rationale for your response.
“Any active part”; that is the key wording in the Hatch Act or officially “An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities.” Passed in 1939 and amended on 1990, 1993 and 2012. Basically, the Act is designed to stop federal employees and folks that have a job due to federal funds from participating or taking “any active part” in a political campaign or movement. Some very high level folks can get away with it, but almost the entirety of the federal workforce is covered. All civilian, executive branch employees, except two — the president and the vice president — are covered by the Hatch Act, including part-timers. The law states that they cannot take active part (raising funds for a candidate) – even on their time off. In several Supreme Court cases, this part of the law was argued against, but was defeated. Most of the Supreme Court wanted to keep the “delicate balance” between fair government and first amendment rights..........
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