re: #268 CarolJ

Link About Hatch Act From Cornell University

I swear, this administration will cure American ignorance about civics permanently.

This is pretty straightforward stuff.

The Hatch Act basically boils down to:

a) You may not give the appearance as a government representative you affirm or oppose a candidate or political position
b) As a private citizen you are allowed the same political engagement as everyone else.

Thus, I cannot represent myself as a village board member and state I oppose a policy of the GOP or Mr. Trump. (The assumption would be the village board holds that position.)

I can oppose policies of the GOP or Mr. Trump as a private citizen, as long as I don’t represent my position as that of the village board (or the Navy, since technically I am still part of the inactive reserve).