Sunday, February 23, 2025

Bob Norris attacks the First Amendment, Alien Musk attacks federal workers


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.  

And he's not just any idiot, he went to a certificate training --  "LASO’s prestigious Leadership Certification" -- guess that's supposed to make up for any formal education.  


He's in the news due to the video below.


Those are not deputies.  

The men attacking Teresa Borrenphohl in the video above are not deputies.  They are security guards with LEAR Asset Management.  The sheriff, when Tereasa refuses to surrender her Constitutional rights, calls to them.  Why?  Because he's off duty and he has no power there.  (He was there, he insists now, to deliver a prayer.  To Satan?)

A reality that the city's Police Chief Lee White has made clear to the media.

No, Boss Hogg Faty Bob actually broke the law and a lawsuit needs to be filed immediately.  In addition, he needs to be removed from his post.  He has disgraced law enforcement.

 
Want to send him some love?





Remember, no threats of violence.  Just congratulate him for things like not committing suicide despite obviously never have been able to satisfy a woman.   Congratulate him on his carny background and how well he performed as Ned Beatty's stunt double in DELIVERANCE.  Or maybe just e-mail him a copy and paste of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.


 If you don't know, he's a self-described "American Warrior" -- one of those nut jobs in Idaho who didn't believe COVID was a real threat.

You know what's a real threat?  A bully with a badge who thinks he can override the First Amendment.  He and his uneducated ass need to be thrown out of office.  

He and two men attacking a woman in public.

That tells you that a very micro penis is also among the problems Bob Norris struggles with.

He's a little bitch who thought he would get away with this.  He was strutting and preening until early Sunday.  Then he was informed of the videos, of the First Amendment and that he had acted inappropriately.  He needs to be removed from office. 



 


Borrenpohl said she didn’t recognize Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris at first when he approached her in the semidarkness of the auditorium because he was dressed in jeans and a baseball cap. “I was really dumbfounded because he said, ‘Do you want me to pepper spray you?’” she recalled. “That was the first thing he said to me that I remember.” Footage from the event showed Norris take Borrenpohl’s arm with both hands and make multiple attempts to pull her from her seat. Borrenpohl said that after she declined to leave, Norris turned to the unidentified men and said, “Guys, get her.”
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[Police Chief Lee] White said it’s not appropriate for law enforcement to forcefully remove a person from a town hall for speaking out of turn or shouting. “I don’t care what your message is, especially in an open town hall like this,” White said. “We have to respect everybody’s First Amendment rights, regardless of what side of the aisle you happen to sit on. I know there’s some people up here who probably disagree with me and would like us to take action and maybe try to silence a voice that’s in opposition to theirs at a town hall, but there’s very little we can do with regard to First Amendment protections. We have to make sure people have the protections afforded them under the Constitution.”
 


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.”



Now let's move it over to DOGE.  As we noted last time, Alien Musk did a mass e-mail to all federal government workers asking them to respond by Monday to justify their jobs.  Stephen Fowler  (NPR) reports:

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.


Poor South African born racist Alien Musk, no one feels the need to jump at his command.  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' office issued the following:


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.

VIEW ON BLUESKY

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The American Federation of Government Employees issued the following statement from President Everett Kelley:

 

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

 


Even Donald Chump's pick To head the FBI downgraded the e-mail.  AFP notes, "Patel has reportedly asked all FBI employees to "pause any responses" to Musk's email ultimatum to federal workers that he sent as part of his supposedly unofficial role as the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)."  Irie Sentner (POLITICO) reports:


“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.

Even Kash Patel, the FBI director and fierce Trump loyalist, instructed agency staff to “please pause any responses,” in an email obtained by POLITICO. Similar language appears in guidance sent Sunday afternoon to Pentagon employees and obtained by POLITICO.
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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.







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