Hatch Act, Hearings Before ... 92-2, on S. 3374 and S. 3417, April 26, 27, and 28, 19721972 - 278 pages |
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Page 132 - Thus we consider this case against the background of a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.
Page 75 - ... the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat, as well as for eliminating the dangers to life and limb which now surround us.
Page 163 - No person In the executive civil service shall use his official authority or Influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the result thereof.
Page 99 - State or local agency whose principal employment is in connection with any activity which is financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States or by any Federal agency...
Page 44 - Serving as an officer of a political party, a member of a National, State, or local committee of a political party, an officer or member of a committee of a partisan political club, or being a candidate for any of these positions; (2) Organizing or reorganizing a political party organization or political club; 5 CFR Ch.
Page 43 - Express his opinion as an individual privately and publicly on political subjects and candidates; (3) Display a political picture, sticker, badge, or button; (4) Participate in the...
Page 35 - President; (3) heads and assistant heads of executive departments; (4) officers who are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who determine policies to be pursued by the United States in its relations with foreign powers or in the Nation-wide administration of Federal Laws.
Page 132 - Whatever imprecision inheres in these terms, we think it clear that a government regulation is sufficiently justified if it is within the constitutional power of the Government; if it furthers an important or substantial governmental interest; if the governmental interest is unrelated to the suppression of free expression; and if the incidental restriction on alleged First Amendment freedoms is no greater than is essential to the furtherance of that interest.
Page 43 - Be politically active in connection with a question which is not specifically identified with a political party, such as a constitutional amendment, referendum, approval of a municipal ordinance or any other question or issue of a similar character...
Page 44 - Driving voters to the polls on behalf of a political party or partisan candidate; (10) Endorsing or opposing a partisan candidate for public office or political party office...