Team Biden moving to de-politicize the top ranks of the administration? Color us suspicious.
The Office of Special Counsel just moved authority to enforce the Hatch Act, which supposedly bans government officials from engaging in political activity, from the White House to the quasi-independent Merit Systems Protection Board.
Historically, senior White House personnel have been on a long leash here, including White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre frequently and derogatorily using the term "MAGA Republicans".
Somehow we don't think this means a muzzle for KJP. The Office of Special Counsel closed a Hatch Act loophole by issuing new guidelines that take enforcement authority from President Biden-in-chief and give it to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
The Office of Special Counsel closed a Hatch Act loophole by issuing new guidelines that take enforcement authority from President Biden-in-chief and give it to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Moving enforcement to an outside agency will discourage pesky discontents from publicly embarrassing Biden by tarnishing his leftists bonafides - without requiring him to get his hands dirty by being the one to bring the hammer down.
Of course, when it suits Biden, federal workers at all levels are not just allowed but encouraged and sometimes required to play politics.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/25/opinion/biden-admin-is-closing-hatch-act-loophole-but-why-now/
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