well they still had the right to say the n word on facebook, its just that they got punished to do so because of their department guidelines
and limiting the speech of government officials (regardless of their position in neutrality) would set a dangerous precedent in the legislative capacity. other people can then in turn create laws that could technically make it so the citizens can’t criticize the government, or the department employees can’t criticize the incompetent administration that they’re employed under
I fully support this idea, and believe something needed to be done in response to the judicial “power” control in regards to situations like these. There needs to be policies in place, or regulation put forth above them to prevent by all means, any sort of this behavior from them. As a judge, you should yes, by means of common sense, understand that you should be punished for your actions, but some people just don’t seem to understand…
Myself, the AG, the Chief Justice, and multiple other lawyers say it isn’t. Curiously, the only legal official that disagrees is the one that would inevitably stand the most to lose under this bill: you.
The judiciary cannot enforce policy beyond court procedure through appeal. You can’t appeal an off color statement in a public setting, and there is no way for the judiciary to censure or punish judges.
None of these people have reach out to me and gained my legal opinion on it. That’s why the Supreme Court conducts oral arguments prior to ruling on matters. It’s a blatant violation of BOR.I.
Do you agree that congress is able to take the constitution and define ambiguities with legislation (I.e. defining the words “high crimes and misdemeanors” by law)?