There Are Laws!

But the Trump administration just ignored them. The law is called the Hatch Act and what it does is that government employees are prohibited from engaging in partisan political activity, such as wearing political buttons, displaying campaign materials, or using a government computer for partisan purposes.

Okay, now look at this email that the Department of Education sent out, NPR News wrote...

But, on the shutdown's first day, the department's deputy chief of staff for operations overrode staffers' personal messages and replaced them with this partisan autoreply:

"Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume."

Politico said,

After seeing the messages posted to HUD’s website Tuesday, Craig Holman — a lobbyist on government ethics with nonprofit Public Citizen, which also has clashed with Trump — said he filed a Hatch Act complaint against HUD Secretary Scott Turner, and plans to file similar complaints against each agency who has posted partisan messages.

“Each agency that participates and promotes this political game is in violation of the Hatch Act,” he said in an email.

The Republicans don't care about any laws only those that they like! Is the Department of Justice going do anything about it? HA! They also sent out notices in violation of the Hatch Act! According to ABC News.

"Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking [the] Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands," Bondi said in the memo. "If Congressional Democrats maintain their current posture and refuse to pass a clean Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded before 12:00 a.m. On Oct. 1, 2025, federal appropriated funding will lapse."