This nation is no longer governed by the rule of law when President Trump can cavalierly dismiss the finding of his appointed head of the Office of Special Counsel, that Kellyanne Conway be dismissed as a repeat offender of the Hatch Act. That law prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activities while on duty or on federal property. Ms. Conway's brazen and multiple violations of this law, often captured on video, is defended by Mr. Trump as an exercise of free speech. However, his disregard of the law flies in the face of holdings by the Supreme Court that the Hatch Act achieves a delicate balance between fair and effective government and the First Amendment rights of individual employees.
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