This is not what the Hatch Act was really about when it was passed. The purpose of the Hatch Act is about protecting Federal civil servants from political pressures. She has done the right thing here to comply with the letter of the law, but she was never in violation of the spirit of the law.

I have met Roberta a couple of times, don't really claim to know her, and I doubt she would know me, but she has always struck me as a woman of personal honor and integrity. I hope she wins and if I lived in her district I would vote for her.