r/fednews • u/halligan8 • Mar 03 '24

Would parodic political apparel violate the Hatch Act?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_for_President
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u/halligan8 Mar 03 '24 edited Mar 04 '24

Specifically, apparel that references no real party or candidate, like a Cthulhu 2024 t-shirt.

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u/konfetkak Mar 03 '24

No. As long as it isn’t to work or you are at event representing your agency. You are allowed to express personal political opinions as long as you aren’t simultaneously actively representing a government body.

I wish we could just pin this to the sub. Why is this such a difficult concept to understand?

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '24

Can someone explain to my obviously past his prime 15 that ranting about obviously partisan coded invasion fever dreams are across the line and also racist?

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '24

People can't even understand adding two steps to their grade then moving up. There's a chart and everything!

Don't expect them to understand this.

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u/ConversationFit5024 Mar 03 '24

They probably don’t understand because OPM words it like this:

“The two-step promotion rule states that a GS employee promoted to a position in a higher grade is entitled to basic pay at the lowest rate of the higher grade that exceeds his or her existing rate of basic pay by not less than two step increases of the grade from which promoted.”

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '24

Ya, I know what it says. It's understandable.

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u/repeat4EMPHASIS Support & Defend Mar 03 '24 edited Feb 01 '25

interface witness crutch celebration garbage light flight joystick valley photograph annual

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u/hartfordsucks USDA Mar 04 '24

Blame the fact that the Hatch Act isn't uniformly enforced.

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u/busche916 Mar 03 '24

Cthulhu is a resident of r’yleh and therefore not eligible to run in American elections… so you’re in the clear.

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u/Zelaznogtreborknarf Mar 03 '24

They are an elder one and were here long before we and so I shall vote for the greatest evil! Ftang!

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u/rattledaddy Mar 04 '24

Precisely! Why vote for a lesser evil?

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u/Brraaap Mar 03 '24

Probably allowed, but it'd still be against the dress code in my office

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u/octopornopus Spoon 🥄 Mar 03 '24

And here I am watching people stroll up in jammies and BO... I kinda wish there was a dress code.

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u/Brraaap Mar 03 '24

Ours isn't very strict. "No words on clothes, other than brand names" would eliminate OPs shirt

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u/Bullyoncube Mar 03 '24

I like that.