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For now. We should never accept basic freedoms being sidelined like this just because there is another one that protects us — what if that one gets the same tre
by Etheryte 2y ago
For now. We should never accept basic freedoms being sidelined like this just because there is another one that protects us — what if that one gets the same treatment.
- chii 2y agoI mean, it's true, but at an individual level, if your boss (whether this is a gov't job or not) asked you who you voted for, you might need to somehow protect your own interests by not making someone with power over you antagonized. Of course, this should be made illegal - discrimination by political affiliation should be classified as illegal. But whether these laws are effective is another question.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> discrimination by political affiliation should be classified as illegal Political affiliation is almost impossible to define. Voting records and party affiliations are not. It should be illegal to discriminate based on someone's voting record or party affiliation, and it should be illegal for the government to ask about it in the context of employment.
- SauciestGNU 2y agoI was told by my city commission that it would be unlawful to screen our police for affiliation or sympathies with violent extremists like the oath keepers and proud boys. But I'm sure this is fine, it's only the federal civil service.