A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for the government shutdown.
The ruling from US District Judge Christopher Cooper is the latest court rebuke of controversial moves by the Trump administration during what has now become the longest shutdown in US history.
Cooper, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said the department had unconstitutionally compelled its employees’ speech when it tinkered with the out-of-office messages for furloughed workers so that they included language blaming the shutdown on “Democrat Senators” who “are blocking” passage of a “clean continuing resolution” that would fund the government.
Remember when impeachment meant something? Because it doesnt anymore. Good old flying pieces of metal still work though. Just ask Charlie.
Charlie’s wife didn’t even wait for the body to cool before she was on that next grift. Are we sure she didn’t put a hit out on him?
when has impeachment meant anything? literally just one time it actually lead to someone being held accountable…
It made Nixon resign.
Yep. Just the threat of it. For far, far less than Trump has done.
I am no fan of the Clintons but when the Republicans turned impeachment into a political toy in the 90s it lost a lot of weight. And then by the time of Trump it was easy to dispell as a ‘witch hunt’ to his base.
it was started by gingrich, whom all started the "not to work with the otherside until they agree with republican demands)
it was also pre-reagan era