quickfix wrote on Aug 31
st, 2017 at 7:12pm:
Rest assured I am a federal employee, and rest assured my boss knows what I post, his boss knows what I post, and his boss' boss knows what I post. ...they encourage me to post as I like, from work or from the comfort of my home
...my general counsel also knows what I post, and has advised me that I have the same First Amendment rights as you.
This post constitutes testimony that your bosses and your department encourage you to speak for the federal government.
Your general counsel is wrong, or your interpretation of his advice is wrong: your speech as a government representative is severely restricted, as opposed to the your speech in the expression of your personal convictions. The First Amendment protects American citizens from their government; it does not protect the government in any apotheosis.
If you had simply indicated that your boss, and his boss, and his boss' boss neither know nor care what you post, and if you had reported that your general counsel knows that you never claim the weight of the federal government behind your opinions, you would be in the clear.
As it is, your revelation that you post from your workplace, with the full knowledge and encouragement of your superiors and the support of your general counsel, has incriminated you and your entire chain of command.
All the abuse and profanity that you have spewed here, your glee at the conviction of Doug Williams, and your rabid ad hominem attacks on the other posters are now, thanks to the above-quoted testimony, the official position of the federal government.
Way to go Aunty agony – call this thug out and make him accountable for his actions and his words.