Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed ethics violation charges against Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders because she tweeted a picture of herself with Kayne West wearing a MAGA hat. The claim does not warrant an ethics violation under the Hatch Act of 1939. CREW should get their facts correct.
Kayne West was at the White House on official business. The White House Press Secretary met the Mr. West as a part of her official duties and his official visit at the White House. Ms. Sanders was not engaging in any political activity (campaigning). Had she requested Mr. West to remove his hat because it displayed his support for the President (though does not indicate the Trump name nor 2020), that would have been in violation of the Hatch Act as an federal employee may not “solicit” or “discourage” political activity by a person with business before an agency. Ms. Sanders was not wearing the hat or any partisan campaign button.
No mention of the 2020 campaign was made in the tweet, she commented on the official business stating “never a dull moment”. “Make America Great Again” was the official slogan of the 2016 campaign. That campaign is over. The official campaign slogan for the Trump 2020, as President Trump has stated at campaign rallies and their website, is “Keep America Great”, a different slogan which did not appear on Mr. West cap nor the twitter message.
To say that an ethics violation existed is to claim that Mr. Kayne West, an American citizen, does not have a right to wear a hat of his choosing that displays no offensive message. “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington” and HuffPost would prefer to shred the U.S. Constitution and our First Amendment Rights.
News article: https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanders-broke-ethics-rules-she-031800281.html
Hatch Act of 1939 wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act_of_1939
article describing the Hatch Act: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-hatch-act-3368321
edit: did a quick check and CREW and many staff bios reflect far left ideology and association with soros groups. not really a surprise. actions mainly against republicans and they don't indicate who funds them.
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[–] Bzmentor 0 points 23 points 23 points (+23|-0) ago
The left have lost their collective minds
[–] crazy_cajun 0 points 18 points 18 points (+18|-0) ago
Did they ever really have a mind or are they just a part of the collective?
[–] VoatBug 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Ethics organizations always seem to be unethical
[–] UnderDogTamer 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
It is only one mind, the mind of the collective. It is programmed by the media, and is afraid to think. Be part of the MOB or perish...
[–] Light_Guard 0 points 14 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago
They're desperate. I doubt that Sarah will lose any sleep over this frivolous charge.
[–] lbeni540 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Blah blah blah blah.....of course now that Trump is in the White House, “Let’s talk about ethics”, yeah sure. The evidence against Hussein being involved in a plot to discredit and remove a democratically elected president, NOOOOO that’s different. But a picture with Kanye has to be “called out”...SMFH
[–] Jasperrock 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
They will regret picking on Sarah!
[–] Paladin_Diver 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Yup, Sarah H Sanders is a freakin hero!!!!
We protect our heroic Patriots.
[–] MotoshiBoy 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Assholes...
[–] Qmajor 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
THE DIMMS MUST ALL TAKE STUPID PILLS... I think this time they overdosed!
[–] quantum23 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
They were stupid before pills
[–] FSHLLtOW 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
And the way the msm works they will take this and twist it around in their stories to try and make it look like cheating in this election. That's how they have always done business. The fools that listen to them will believe it.
[–] HawkEye328 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
They are just showing how stupid they are! Is this what our schools and universities spitting out these days? It needs to be revamped big time!
[–] Majorwood111 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
They show it every day remember Liberalism is a mental disorder
[–] jsmithhomegrown3 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Yes and Amen