Look at the fat goober. It's Bob Norris. Of Idaho. Although he seems to believe he lives in Nazi Germany. He's a sheriff who needs to be removed from office immediately. He's a smug looking piece of crap because he's never been held accountable before.
Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement regarding the incident:
“Our democracy rests on our First Amendment rights. If we can’t question leaders elected to represent us without fear of reprisal, we are not free. The town hall is a valued American tradition that embodies these principles, providing a place for constituents to ask questions and share their opinions on the issues of the day. At the recent Kootenai County Republicans’ town hall, it was clear organizers did not intend to allow dialogue between legislators and the constituents they serve. It is a very sad day when a woman who voices dissent is physically dragged out of a public venue by unidentified men while the event moderator belittles and taunts her. Idaho deserves better.”
A federal government-wide email asking employees "What did you do last week?" plunged workers and agencies into a weekend of confusion and conflicting directives.
Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk said failure to reply would be taken as resignation. But some department officials told their employees they could hold off on responding.
Adding to the confusion is previous guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the agency that sent the broad request, saying that responses to such mass emails were "voluntary."
Federal workers resurfaced the OPM guidance after they received Saturday's email, signaling their latest objection to changes pushed by Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Elon
Musk is traumatizing hardworking federal employees, their children and
families. He has no legal authority to make his latest demands.
We will block him in Congress and in the Courts. Again.
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Earlier today, I sent a letter to Acting OPM Director Ezell insisting he rescind yesterday’s email from hr@opm.gov. Since last night, it has become even more clear that the thoughtless and bullying email was meant to intimidate federal employees and cause mass confusion. Agencies across the federal government have acknowledged that confusion and that they were unaware the email was being sent. As of this writing, several agencies have now provided guidance to employees.
Though we believe the email and the resulting agency instructions are improper, we advise that you comply with any directive that has come from your agency. Simply put, if your agency has asked you to reply, you should do so and highlight the important work that you do for the American people. If you are in a situation where you have been prevented from performing your duties by the current administration’s attacks (USAID, for example), say so, as well as the positive contributions you would be making were you permitted to work as usual. If you have engaged in advocacy for your agency or protected activity, I would also note that and simply state that you have continued to stand ready to support your agency, its mission, and the public.
If your agency has informed you that you should not respond, you should comply with that directive. Similarly, if you have not received any guidance from your agency, we reiterate our advice from yesterday that you should ask your supervisor whether you should respond and, if so, how. Until you receive a response or other agency directive to respond, we do not believe you have any obligation to do so.
Finally, if you are on leave, we do not believe you have any obligation to respond. If you wish to respond, you may wish to ask your supervisor for any overtime or compensatory time that you may be entitled.
AFGE will continue to monitor the situation and provide further updates as necessary. Separate guidance for local leaders will be issued later today.
In solidarity,
Everett Kelley
AFGE National President
“No employee is obligated to report their activities outside of their Department chain of command,” read an email sent to State Department employees, obtained by POLITICO. Leaders at agencies from the National Institutes of Health to the Justice Department instructed workers not to respond until they receive further guidance, according to people familiar with the matter.
The email, sent with the subject line “What did you do last week?” from an Office of Personnel Management human resources address, instructed employees not to share classified information. But Maxin, the labor lawyer, cautioned that respondents could still break the law if they shared information that was not classified, but privacy protected, such as personal identifying information about other employees.
Maxin added that Musk’s email violates federal sector employment law in several ways, including that employees are protected from being coerced to give out information. A threat of dismissal would likely fit the definition of coercion.
Legal experts continue to say Musk lacks the authority to fire anyone in the federal government, where workers are entitled to civil service protections, unlike at his private sector companies, where the world’s richest person has culled his own workforce.