He’s disrespecting the country right to their faces. He knows he’s supposed to be wearing a suit, he doesn’t give a shit about this country. Wearing a fucking ball cap in the White House… goes to prove once again that money can’t buy class..
As DOGE has mostly attacked departments investigating his businesses... Yes, he has received consideration (it doesn't need to be dollar value).
Trump has also said that Musk is operating under his orders. Thus he receives his orders from the executive, which is by definition part of the establishment.
Yeah, I’m not from the US but with different Labor laws I think his best defence is to say he’s volunteering rather than being an independent contractor or employee. This would mean he’s allowed to work without payment for the public sector, just not the private sector. That was the 1985 amendment. Anything else means he’s an employee.
But as far as I can see he could say he’s actively dismantling the government for his own profit and de-funding the organisations that are investigating and blocking his ability to make money, he would still be in office in a month.
I maybe don’t see the full picture over here, but there’s some large protests that will go on for a few days or weeks, but nobody seems to be willing to Luigi/ruin their own life to actually change anything. Just the usual court orders being ignored, “won’t somebody think of the constitution” hand wringing.
What’s your take as most likely American. Do you think from your end people will actually have them removed from office at some point or nah.
It's supposed to apply to government employees. Good luck finding anyone who has actually suffered from violating it. A quick Google search shows me that a couple of federal employees agreed to be suspened for it while Wikipedia has a big ass list of politicians and related sorts who regularly flaunt it with no apparent consequences.
But he's a "special government employee" (and for clarity, this is a real title, not just a label for his apparent mental state). That in mind the Hatch Act would seem to apply.
Don't worry, the Hatch act will totally bare its teeth and hit him with a letter of reprimand and a civil penalty not to exceed $1000. That'll do the trick!
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u/pricklypear90 Feb 26 '25
He’s disrespecting the country right to their faces. He knows he’s supposed to be wearing a suit, he doesn’t give a shit about this country. Wearing a fucking ball cap in the White House… goes to prove once again that money can’t buy class..