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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

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briandear wrote: post #7
ck2 wrote: post #2

DOGE 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

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Post by briandear »

mikeyouse wrote: post #9
Alupis wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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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.

Is it factual?

Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed

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Post by riotnrrd »

philipallstar wrote: post #6
Simulacra wrote: post #3

That'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?

I would say the Federal Government is different from a private company.

Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed

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Post by bragr »

passive wrote: post #4

This 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.

I don't know about this shutdown, but in past shutdowns, many non-essential .gov sites just pulled the plug for the duration.

Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed

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Post by Alupis »

mikeyouse wrote: post #9
Alupis wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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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.

Which part of the statement is false or campaigning? Is it not true Democrats have blocked the passage of the bill? Of course it is.. and people should know that, shouldn't they?

Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed

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Post by mikeyouse »

briandear wrote: post #14
mikeyouse wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“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.

Is it factual?

No.

Re: Gov workers say their shutdown out-of-office replies were forcibly changed

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Post by Jtsummers »

briandear wrote: post #14
mikeyouse wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“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.

Is it factual?

The Republicans can end the shutdown today. They don't want to, they're letting it continue and that's their choice. They need 0 Democratic or independent votes to pass the funding bill if they change the rules, which requires a simple majority vote and they have that.
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