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Rob Teitelbaum
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Unabashed caffeine addict. Opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization to which I might belong.
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Not that anyone seems to care about the rule of law anymore, but...this law is still on the books and is suddenly relevant again.
18 USC 227 Wrongfully influencing a private entity's employment decisions by a Member of Congress or an officer or employee of the legislative or executive branch (a)Whoever, being a covered government person, with the intent to influence, solely on the basis of partisan political affiliation, an employment decision or employment practice of any private entity— (1)takes or withholds, or offers or threatens to take or withhold, an official act, or (2)influences, or offers or threatens to influence, the official act of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both, and may be disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. (b)In this section, the term “covered government person” means— (1)a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; (2)an employee of either House of Congress; or (3)the President, Vice President, an employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission, or any other executive branch employee (as such term is defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code).
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Ohio State to Oregon right now...
Image of Count Rugen from The Princess Bride saying "Good heavens..are you still trying to win?" to Inigo Montoya.
January 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Screen capture of a tweet from msfrancesma that says "I found out this week that I am qualified for so many cabinet positions."
November 16, 2024 at 7:41 PM