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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by afandian on Thursday February 20, 2025 @03:33AM (#43112429)
Do civil servants have trade unions in the US? This seems like a place they could step up to offer advice.
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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by lazyasciiart on Thursday February 20, 2025 @04:57AM (#43112932)
Yes, and they have sued over several events so far. I don’t know what advice they could give in the moment.
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Re:DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data by afandian on Thursday February 20, 2025 @05:03AM (#43112975)
If I were in their shoes I would take some small comfort from a constitutional lawyer even saying "officially we don't know".

It's not often you're asked to do something that could break the law, with the whistle-blowing chain being potentially broken at the top.

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