Military Spectacle for July 4

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PaulinVA said:
This is a Hatch Act violation waiting to happen.
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Trump himself is exempt form the Hatch Act by law. But by his action on the violations observed by the OSA against Conway he has already shown an indifference to the law.

It is to be hoped that he does not make the Fourth of July into a a partisan Trump rally.
 
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dvdjs said:
Trump himself is exempt form the Hatch Act. And has already shown his contempt for the law. But making the Fourth of July into a a partisan even will not only ruin a DC areas tradition but ruin the holiday nationally.
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It is against the Hatch Act for public funds to be used for partisan purposes. Trump turns this into a campaign rally, and his campaign will be on the hook for every single cent spent.
 
PaulinVA said:
It is against the Hatch Act for public funds to be used for partisan purposes. Trump turns this into a campaign rally, and his campaign will be on the hook for every single cent spent.
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Didn’t Obama have huge (or at least large) celebrations July 4th? Parties, picnics and the like were the order of the day?

Did you, and everyone else worry that he might say something against the Republicans? I mean, if he had, he would have had to foot the bill for the whole thing, right?
 
The one thing that all presidents have is that they are in fact the commander in chief of all the military.

Every fourth of July in all of the military bases, the fourth of July is celebrated with great display of “force”

That it is being brought to Washington DC, I say it is about time. This will bring more acceptance, tolerance, and inclusion of the military personnel who are often criticized of being Neo-cons and warmongers.
 
PaulinVA said:
Trump turns this into a campaign rally, and his campaign will be on the hook for every single cent spent.
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They don’t care, they’ve already hundreds of thousands in unpaid bills from other cities. What’s one more?
 
WaPo paywall. Can’t see what they really said without paying them.
 
Of course, the left wing media won’t be held to the limitations on corporate contributions to political campaigns even though they contribute billions to Democrat campaigns. And a July 4 celebration isn’t specifically a political campaign anyway.
 
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Who’s going to pay for any damage done by the tanks to the streets? Wasn’t that one of the reasons the last request for a military parade by Trump was scuttled?
 
When was the last time anyone was prosecuted and convicted on the Hatch act?

People must be quaking in their boots.

The Hatch Act is brought up quite frequently but nothing ever happens.
 
Victoria33 said:
The Hatch Act is brought up quite frequently but nothing ever happens.
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In the Obama administration, there was an apology for the offending actions, the actions were not repeated, and in at least one case, restitution was made for the moneys expended.

But let me ask: do you think it proper to flout the law if the penalty is below a certain threshold?
 
dvdjs said:
But let me ask: do you think it proper to flout the law if the penalty is below a certain threshold
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No, it is not proper to break the law.


Okay, newsweek came out with this article. However, at the same time, I don’t see any connection with the Hatch Act and a military parade. I see no connection between the two and I would find the statement that this parade means a danger of the Hatch Act coming into play. I don’t see the logic.

From Newsweek:
Sarah Sanders , outgoing White House press secretary

CREW in August 2018 complained to the OSC that Sanders used her official social media account to tweet “Great again,” invoking the president’s MAGA campaign slogan. Two months later she was also accused of a violation for tweeting a photo of herself alongside rapper Kanye West while he was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. The OSC ultimately determined there was no violation.
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The Hatch Act is mentioned from time to time but rarely ever is anyone convicted of it.

My personal opinion, I see no reason to bring it up in this matter.
 
sallybutler said:
Who’s going to pay for any damage done by the tanks to the streets?
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Probably be named a state of emergency so the funds can be diverted.

Seriously the thing is if you have a head of state who is also head of the executive the problem of political and patriotic getting unwisely mixed is perennial. You depend on precedent and good sense to keep the right side of the track.
 
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What’s next? Memorial Day being called a possible violation of the Hatch Act? Visiting the tomb of the unknown solider?
 
Victoria33 said:
What’s next? Memorial Day being called a possible violation of the Hatch Act? Visiting the tomb of the unknown solider?
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How about bands playing “Hail to the Chief” while he’s himself? Or Trump being seen getting into Air Force One? Simply referring to himself as “President”? Probably need a special counsel to look into such things.

From the Trump haters, there’s no limit to the violations of law of which they’ll accuse him.
 
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