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Tim's analysis is nonsensical.
A government employee loses his job because of his political views. He brings a lawsuit, alleging a violation of the First Amendment, and eventually prevails in the Supreme Court.
A non-government employee who loses his job because of his political views would have no cause of action because the private employer is not bound by the First Amendment.
Therefore there should be far fewer government employees to prevent further erosion of the First Amendment.
I sort of like Tim's reasoning. It's reminiscent of Frank Chordorov's remarks back during the McCarthy Era. "If you're worried about Communists in government jobs; get rid of the government jobs." DCF -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNJ3qVoVO4r4sgSPhAQHO4wP9GuK8rdqlqPMCjqzgLoNZ1LtorM2ExMMq f2ARLGE0c/M/TV4t+N6xF+wUd3rnmbU05UhRNKFWzCkK0hgUFc8pUCUN+I4UNBKt aCLGwaJEi2d1PydLliz4i1qIJCM7BQEGqyg6prX3Xk1UFFrC5/kkZIwYGpiziF4Q ANEh+wC3iVg= =cS/O -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----