Keene: Government workers can protest, with limits

Keene: Government workers can protest, with limits

When you are a government employee, your First Amendment rights are actually more limited than if you were a private citizen. For example, individuals in the executive branch must limit their political activism while at work under the Hatch Act.

The Bill of Rights is essential to our way of life. It enshrines our God-given rights that our federal and state governments are meant to steward, ensuring that we, the people, can express ourselves … [+2788 chars]