Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
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Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#2DOGE f-kery
it's pretty obvious they can now search and replace across most if not all government websites now
let's hope that backdoor is locked down and not available for foreign entities
and this is of course a massive Hatch-Act violation but we're way past law breaking this far into the regime
Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#3That's ridiculous, and could be illegal, because in changing the response, they are taking on the speech of the named employee. If that's not a first amendment violation, I don't know what is. Federal employees are not allowed to be involved in politics while they are employed by the federal government, I know there's exceptions and everything, but at its core this action is repugnant.
Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#4This weaponization of public resources for partisan purposes is hardly surprising, but given the government is shut down, I would imagine black or even grey hats might feel like it's open season on .gov, so I would be surprised to see much durability in their attempts.
Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#5DOGE f-kery it's pretty obvious they can now search and replace across most if not all government websites now let's hope that backdoor is locked down and not available for foreign entities and this is of course a massive Hatch-Act violation but we're way past law breaking this far into the regime
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Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#6That's ridiculous, and could be illegal, because in changing the response, they are taking on the speech of the named employee. If that's not a first amendment violation, I don't know what is. Federal employees are not allowed to be involved in politics while they are employed by the federal government, I know there's exceptions and everything, but at its core this action is repugnant.
> in changing the response, they are taking on the speech of the named employee
Would you say that a company adding a standard footer to your outgoing emails is taking on your speech?
Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#7DOGE f-kery it's pretty obvious they can now search and replace across most if not all government websites now let's hope that backdoor is locked down and not available for foreign entities and this is of course a massive Hatch-Act violation but we're way past law breaking this far into the regime
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Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#9DOGE f-kery it's pretty obvious they can now search and replace across most if not all government websites now let's hope that backdoor is locked down and not available for foreign entities and this is of course a massive Hatch-Act violation but we're way past law breaking this far into the regime
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“Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of HR 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations.”
Come on. The message is overtly political (blaming democrats for the shutdown when republicans control the presidency + the house + the senate) and 100% of the people pretending it’s not would be outraged if the same thing was posted under a different administration.
Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed
#10That's ridiculous, and could be illegal, because in changing the response, they are taking on the speech of the named employee. If that's not a first amendment violation, I don't know what is. Federal employees are not allowed to be involved in politics while they are employed by the federal government, I know there's exceptions and everything, but at its core this action is repugnant.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Did congress pass a law I missed? Government communication isn’t a 1st Amendment issue. When you work for any employer, you are subject to the whims of that employer.