The 2022 Congressional Elections

[Archy1221]

10 hours ago, funhusker said:

Shooting from the hip:

 

But I would guess it would be a really bad look.

 

Kind of like how teachers aren't allowed to endorse candidates in class.  Although some wrongfully do.  And honestly, should be fired for.  Except, there is a huge shortage!

 

Maybe LEO's should endorse, because they are also facing a shortage!

Teachers can endorse candidates in their personal capacity just the same as LEO can which is why it’s weird for @BigRedBusterto say LEO’s aren’t supposed to endorse candidates.  

[BigRedBuster]

15 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

Teachers can endorse candidates in their personal capacity just the same as LEO can which is why it’s weird for @BigRedBusterto say LEO’s aren’t supposed to endorse candidates.  

Here’s one set of rules for a city. 
 

https://www.seattle.gov/police-manual/title-5---employee-conduct/5060---employee-political-activity

 

Prohibited:

 

3. Using their City position to endorse or oppose a candidate or ballot issue.

 

Im sure other municipalities have the same rules. 

[BigRedBuster]

Here’s another. 
 

https://osc.gov/services/pages/hatchact-statelocal.aspx#tabGroup11|tabGroup31

[Archy1221]

36 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Here’s one set of rules for a city. 
 

https://www.seattle.gov/police-manual/title-5---employee-conduct/5060---employee-political-activity

 

Prohibited:

 

3. Using their City position to endorse or oppose a candidate or ballot issue.

 

Im sure other municipalities have the same rules. 

Thanks and appreciate you looking that up, but I still don’t any law, rule, or reasoning on why a LEO can’t endorse a candidate in a personal capacity?   Meaning Joe or Jane Police Officer can have yard signs or allow the campaign to say they endorse that candidate. I understand the endorsement couldn’t come as Joe Smith, Lincoln Police Officer.  But it certainly could be Joe Smith, Lincoln Citizen 

[BigRedBuster]

39 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

Thanks and appreciate you looking that up, but I still don’t any law, rule, or reasoning on why a LEO can’t endorse a candidate in a personal capacity?   Meaning Joe or Jane Police Officer can have yard signs or allow the campaign to say they endorse that candidate. I understand the endorsement couldn’t come as Joe Smith, Lincoln Police Officer.  But it certainly could be Joe Smith, Lincoln Citizen 

The tweet you posted obviously wasn’t about LEOs just putting signs in their yard as random citizens. It was specifically about Police officers endorsing a candidate and using their position to do so.  

[Archy1221]

28 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

The tweet you posted obviously wasn’t about LEOs just putting signs in their yard as random citizens. It was specifically about Police officers endorsing a candidate and using their position to do so.  

You are wrong on this one IMO.  The tweet NEVER mentioned police officers using their position to do so.   The CANDIDATE put their position in the press release.  

[Archy1221]

 

 

[Archy1221]

 

[BigRedBuster]

9 hours ago, Archy1221 said:

You are wrong on this one IMO.  The tweet NEVER mentioned police officers using their position to do so.   The CANDIDATE put their position in the press release.  

How did he know they were police officers?

[Archy1221]

39 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

How did he know they were police officers?

LinkedIn?  Not really sure though. 

[BigRedBuster]

10 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

LinkedIn?  Not really sure though. 

So, you think the candidate searched social media of everyone that put his sign in their front yard. Then, announced that these two police officers endorse him….without them coming forward and saying he can do that?

 

Then, you mock him because only 2 out of 14,000 endorsed him.  How do you know the others don’t support him?

[Archy1221]

20 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

So, you think the candidate searched social media of everyone that put his sign in their front yard

No.  Surely you knew the LinkedIn comment was made in jest.  
 

21 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

Then, you mock him because only 2 out of 14,000 endorsed him

Yes

[BigRedBuster]

9 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

No.  Surely you knew the LinkedIn comment was made in jest.  
 

Yes

So…..the candidate claims someone endorses him…..and you don’t think those people told him he could say that?

[Archy1221]

54 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

So…..the candidate claims someone endorses him…..and you don’t think those people told him he could say that?

Couple things….

1) 7 of them were retired who can do what they want. 1 is a sheriff which can do what he wants and 1 it looked like is a police captain.  
2) you never answered why e.g. Joe Smith who happens to be a police officer can’t endorse a candidate on his own time?   Out of uniform and not in association with his job?   Why can’t he tell a campaign he is endorsing him, as a private citizen who happens to also work as an LEO?   

[Archy1221]

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

So…..the candidate claims someone endorses him…..and you don’t think those people told him he could say that?

If you don’t want to take my word for it, then take the official position of the DOJ’s word for it on endorsing candidates.  One would assume local LEO’s would follow that type of standard.  I’ve bolded them relevant portion for you 

 

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