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Re:Senate Staffers Told To Pretend Top Secret Docs Are Not W... by thecabinet on Saturday June 15, 2013 @07:49PM (#5886704)
The Hatch Act[1] restricts the ability of Executive branch employees to engage in partisan politics. The Smith Act[2] prohibited executive employees from advocating the overthrow of the US Government, although I think it's been found unconstitutional.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act_of_1939

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Act

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Re:Senate Staffers Told To Pretend Top Secret Docs Are Not W... by mpyne on Sunday June 16, 2013 @12:09AM (#5887428)
Note that I'm 98% sure that it's still illegal to advocate the violent overthrow of the government, so civil servants should take the Smith Act overturning with a grain of salt.
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