Gingrich Suggests Illegally Firing Federal Employees Over Liberal Views

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Ryan J. Reilly
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/gingrich-suggests-illegally-firing-federal-employees-over-liberal-views.php?ref=fpa

Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich suggested at a Fox News forum hosted by Mike Huckabee in South Carolina on Saturday that it would be a good idea to fire federal employees for being too liberal. Federal law, on the other hand, says Gingrich’s plan would be illegal.

“I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal employees delivering the right services in a highly efficient way and then wants to get rid of those folks who are in fact wasteful, or those folks who are ideologically so far to the left, or those people who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us,” Gingrich said in response to a question from a federal employee at the forum (emphasis ours).

This sounds like it would come uncomfortably close to being in conflict with a Federal law making it illegal to take any personnel action against an employee “based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicapping condition, marital status, or political affiliation.” Accusations that political affiliation was taken into account would be investigated by the Office of Special Counsel (except in certain government agencies).

[Politicalboi]

1. None of these creeps will be missed

When they are finally gone. I hope Nov 2012 is their biggest nightmare.

[RKP5637]

2. Gingrich is wrapped so tight his wrappings are breaking ... more and more he

sounds like he's unraveling and even more of a complete ass.

[ashling]

5. Here he is

and here with Romney and Christie

[RKP5637]

11. It's him!!! It really really is!!!

[Lint Head]

3. "..who want to frankly dictate to the rest of us."? Newt. You frigging ignorant pig!

That's what you are doing in your statement. You are admitting you are dictating to the rest of us. You're cramming you little piggy fingers and little piggy ideas down "our" throats. Got it yet? Hey brainiac! Buy a brain!

[Silver Swan]

4. I am a retired former mid-level Federal employee

And I will agree, I and many of my coworkers were pretty liberal. Maybe that is why we chose to work for a government agency that helps people.

But surprise! There were actually some right wing employees who also wanted to help people.

I guess that just shows how very much father right the current crop of politicians have gone.

[mzmolly]

6. I think we should fire people who don't support the premise of

Government.

[Prophet 451]

7. He's just lifting policies from Mein Kampf now

I mean, pardon my Godwins but I think when a guy is outright stealing Nazi policies, it's justifiable to bring up the Nazis. A few days ago, he was saying he would have judges who made decisions he disagreed with impeached or arrested. This is fuhrerprinzip, plain and simple.

The more I learn about Newt and his beliefs, the more convinced I am that he's an outright sociopath and I mean that in the full, clinical meaning.

[CanonRay]

8. An honest impartial civil service is what keeps us from being a third world country

and Newt (and others) would destroy the civil service.

[JoePhilly]

9. Its a mistake to put people who hate the government in charge of it.

[edhopper]

10. Gingrich truly has the mindset

of a Nazi.

[Neoma]

12. Here comes the commie accusations again.