What about the 5 billion dollar contingency fund that is supposed to cover things such as a government shutdown?

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snaps-contingency-reserve-is-available-for-regular-snap-benefits-as-usda

Republicans are cowards and are intentionally choosing to hurt those that actually need assistance.

Of course it is.

Fascists do not respect the law.

Wait till you find out that they also don't willingly give up power and what has to be done when they don't.

Seeing that kind of slanted political vernacular outside of a tabloid and written as a notification on an official government website is incredibly embarrassing.

I'm cringing at how little the Republicans are even bothering to appear like normal people anymore. FFS, run it through ChatGPT or something, you were capable of at least pretending you were not ghouls with fewer tools at your disposal 8 years ago. Who are these government stooges taking Trump and Hegseth instructions for the website banners verbatim?

Republican when addressing the general public: SNAP recipients are fat lazy freeloaders who spend thousands of dollars of SNAP benefits on soda and chips.

Republicans when addressing SNAP recipients: "Mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us"

No one is holding the president or republicans accountable, so it does not matter if it is illegal or not.

I have a feeling if George Santos had been elected in 2024 he would still be in Congress today.

You're talking about dipshits that are murdering folks in the Caribbean because they like how the boats explode on the drone camera.

Laws are just wallpaper to these assholes.

Laws only work if they're enforced. Not only is our corrupt government bought and paid for; the Supreme Court is toothless as well.

America has fallen.

It is but who’s going to enforce it?

I'm a veteran and have been getting emails from the VA blaming Democrats for the shutdown; it's very unprofessional.

Yes. But do they care? Do they have to care anymore?

All Republicans must go to prison

Entirely white house decision, now with court order to not do it, to not pay SNAP. It's not just a violation of Hatch act, there's, or used to be, an official law preventing propaganda against US citizens.

Don't the republicans have a majority? How does this work?

And these hatch act violations are coming from the same people that say that it's illegal for them to fund snap. Clearly the law is only to be used when it is convenient for them politically.

ice said there was a criminal in a community and busted down every private residence door, tossed the places, and took everyone into custody. This is exactly the behavior form british military in the colonies that lead to the restriction on search and seizure in the constitution.

The Hatch Act Explained

The Hatch Act is a U.S. federal law that was enacted in 1939 to restrict political activities of federal employees, as well as certain state and local government employees, and those working in federally funded programs. The main goal of the act is to maintain a federal workforce that is impartial and free from political pressure.

Key Provisions of the Hatch Act

Prohibitions on Political Activities Federal employees are prohibited from running for office in partisan elections, engaging in political campaigning while on duty, or using their official positions to influence elections.

Permitted Activities Employees can participate in political activities when off duty and not wearing their official uniforms. They may also express personal opinions on political issues or candidates.

Impact and Enforcement

The Hatch Act is enforced by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), which can investigate violations and recommend disciplinary actions. Violating the Hatch Act can result in consequences ranging from reprimands to removal from federal employment.

Importance

The act aims to ensure that government decisions are based on merit rather than political affiliation, promoting a civil service that is dedicated to serving the public rather than political interests.___

It mostly certainly is, but the rule of law would need to matter for that to be pertinent to anything. Not sure if you've been paying attention, but...

Republicans use the list of things that are illegal as their personal todo list.

You honestly think the GOP gives a shit if something is legal?

The Republicans have been playing fast and loose with legality for pretty much ever.

Fortunately, the majority of Americans seem to know this message is a steaming pile of horseshit.

Jesus Christ it's so embarassing reading official statements from government bodies playing the blame game like 5 year olds.

Modern right wingers have literally one question at the center of their morality. "How much do I think that this thing will help or harm me in the goal of getting what I want?" The value of everything hinges on the answer to that question. The extent to which it helps or harms as well as the perspective and priorities of the "thinker" may change the answer to this question at any moment, which makes the answer fluid. There is no other objective morality.

The result is the obsolescence of facts and reality. Is this against the Hatch Act? That's a question asked from a place of ignorance. Right now, would it being against the Hatch Act help or harm these fascist fucks? Likely, in the short term, it might harm them. If that's the mentality of the moment, then it is clearly outside the boundaries of what is covered by the Hatch Act - it does not apply. If next year the roles were reversed and the opposition did literally, in every single way, the exact same action then it's clearly illegal and should be dealt with using the harshest penalties. Actually, it might surpass such quaint rules and be outright treasonous. Perhaps those traitors should be hanged.

its the same thing the ohio govorner did when the trains derailed in 2023, refused to enact a state of emergency while claiming hes been "asking for help" which he dint do. he knows the dimwitted supporters arnt going to research futher into his claims, as long as he can prolong the disaster it gains them more support.

If we ever get true people's representation in government priority number one will be to prosecute all the fuckwads who have been perpetrating this. Unfortunately, I am not hopeful that this will happen.

im saving this to show my great great grandk- wait lol I'm not having children in this shithole

SCOTUS be like: Nope!

Zone: flooded. Fucks: none left to give.

They won't stop until there's a threat to their unilateral power.

They didn't even take action when he tried a coup in broad daylight. What do you think they're going to do about this?

Huh, so they're against all genital mutilation right? Like circumcision?

Who's donating to enforce the Hatch act? Are they outbidding the Project 2025 folks?

That's all that matters anymore. Government for the highest bidder.

I for one am looking forward to civil war 2. Im so tired of going to work.

Why are you trying to fight them by arguing how illegal they are? Better to tell people what to do. Who to vote for, who to fund, tips for working against this administration.

We may not be able to resort to violence (legaly, and over social media), but we can still do everything else in our power to bring them down. We can cut into their tax income, steal their voters, sue and report many of their followers.

Laws only matter if someone enforces them

arguably. there are exemptions in the hatch act for senate-confirmed appointees. the secretary of agriculture seems like it would be one such appointee with hatch act exemptions. they could potentially make a case that these messages are communications from the secretary of agriculture, not from any actual experts or public servants. if it is meant to be a communication from the secretary of agriculture, one could argue there is an exemption in the hatch act for this specific activity (even though the actual communication goes through other non-senate-approved government employees/appointeed, many if not most of whom do not have exemptions to the hatch act, but do you punish the gun or the entity that pulled the trigger? (yes both would be nice but let's play a different game instead)

this seems to be what i've picked up on reading

On the plus side, any time some Democratic ideologue tells you a living wage can't happen because of the parliamentarian, you'll now know definitively that their resistance to a living wage was never about law or rules and they had all the power they needed to make substantial change.

The collateral damage of dick measuring contests.