Were there any other flags on anyone else’s desks? Christian? Foreign nations? If you fire for one, you gotta fire for all of them.
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FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk
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Sorey, what country do you think this is?
It's the United States. And don't call me Sorey.
I agree, but conversely if they dont allow flags, presumably excluding the US flag, that makes this make a lot more sense. Given that its kash patel, expecting logical consistency is asking a bit much, but if no one else has any flags then that would be a decent defense.
He wasn't even displaying it at the time he was fired for it. Ridiculous bullshit. There needs to be an express lane for processing crap like this, it's happening so often the court cases will drag on for years.
There needs to be a government to have a court to have judges to have prosecutors to have an express lane.
This crime will never be punished. The federal judicial system has shut down, and it’s unlikely to return for a few decades (if ever)
Pedos are A-Ok, but fags??? Common man.
Well yeah, one is a protected class. Definitely not the common man.
One more recruit for the Union, should a 2nd American Civil War become a thing.
Given who is in control of the "union" right now, I'm not sure that will be the good side.
I assume that historians would assign the title to whoever isn't trying to fuck over humanity.
The title comes from the north literally fighting to keep the Union together, not that "the union" means "good guys". They were good in this case because the reason the south was trying to leave was to keep slavery going.
Eh, they are acting unconstitutionally, so they aren't really legitimate. A bunch of rebel-terrorists that hijacked the country.
Good luck on getting the court on your side though
Most of the lower courts would probably side with him. If the Supremes hear it, though, he'll probably be fucked.
What's the point of neutral lower courts if the ultimate say is for a bunch of people that aren't neutral. You can win the first two and still get fucked over by the third round. The game is rigged.