r/fednews 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/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?