One federal employee said in a court filing that they ācannot in good conscience pretend to agree with President Trumpās policies.ā
Government employees asked a federal judge Wednesday to block the Trump administration from encouraging job applicants to demonstrate their loyalty to the presidentās agenda.
In aĀ lawsuitĀ filed earlier this month, a group of federal labor unions argues that the White Houseās āmerit hiring planā violates applicantsā First Amendment rights. The plan, put forth by the Office of Personnel Management, includes the following short essay question:
āHow would you help advance the Presidentās Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired.ā
Thatās how a lot of the deeply āset inā authoritarian empires have started you know.
A lot of people unhappy with the situation but just keeping quiet and pretending to go along with shit. Until years pass and a whole new generation of government workers who grew up with all this as normal come in and sign the oaths with a shrug and a smile.
Thatās how you end up in a trial with your only defense being āI was just following orders.ā