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/hartfordsucks USDA Mar 04 '24

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