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New federal employees must now write essays praising Trump's policies (www.newsweek.com)

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Those seeking a job in the federal government will now have to write an essay in support of Donald Trump's executive orders, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

Vince Haley, the White House's head of domestic policy, wrote in the May 29 memorandum that all civil service applicants must answer a series of essays as part of the job recruitment process, including one about how they would "help advance" Trump's policy priorities.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'd expect there's applicable laws concerning discrimination in hiring practices. It's probably not a legal stretch to argue that mandating idealogical support for one party's policies will run afoul of political discrimination laws. In fact, this might generate a bunch of lawsuits from people who get turned down for jobs.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Political affiliation is not a protected class, it’s not illegal to discriminate against you for who you vote for

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