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Diraven

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26. Remember Al Gore

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 12:36 PM

8 hrs ago

When it was a huge scandal that he made fundraising calls from his VP office?

Yeah it's never been enforced but people have had to publicly apologize for possibly breaking it before. No one even cares now.

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And nothing will come of this Diraven Yesterday #2

+1 dalton99a Yesterday #3

Not sure Hatch Act has ever been enforced. It's essentially toothless. Silent Type Yesterday #8

No time like the present. choie Yesterday #17

Remember Al Gore Diraven 8 hrs ago #26

They'll care if Dems do it maxsolomon 4 hrs ago #33

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I sure as hell hope they plan on suing the administration. choie Yesterday #13

I received this email from the VA LogDog75 Yesterday #4

You should forward that to Raskin dweller Yesterday #6

Your last paragraph is correct. Boomerproud Yesterday #19

Laws don't apply to trmp. spanone Yesterday #5

Nice Sentiment. Just Get the Epstein Files Released (and Unredacted) for Now MrWowWow Yesterday #7

But it was someone in the VA that sent out that message LogDog75 Yesterday #9

I don't care if it doesn't apply to the president. choie Yesterday #18

Raskin is right. Now what ancianita Yesterday #10

It's a blatant violation. Put it on the list for 2029. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #11

Yep. That's about the best we can do. paleotn Yesterday #12

Remember, the PedoPres brakester 5 hrs ago #30

And any person with two or more neurons to rub together know damned well... the nelm Yesterday #14

I wonder if the victims could sue for misrepresentation. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #15

drumpf and his people don't GAF JoseBalow Yesterday #16

Thank you for posting this!! Sparkly Yesterday #20

I'm sure AG Blondie will get right on it. surfered Yesterday #21

Looks like a naked violation? Gimpyknee Yesterday #22

Thank you, Jamie Raskin! yellow dahlia 22 hrs ago #23

In his first administration. . . Jimvanhise 8 hrs ago #24

My very first day in a Federal job, I was personally instructed in the Hatch Act by the manager of the facility. Midnight Writer 8 hrs ago #25

And nothing will be done about it because the party in power doesn't give a flying fuck how many laws this SamKnause 8 hrs ago #27

Hatch Act gfarber 6 hrs ago #28

Good one, brakester 5 hrs ago #31

Example here malaise 4 hrs ago #32