2016 M EDICARE P ART B P REMIUM I NCREASES R ESULTING F ROM THE H OLD H ARMLESS P ROVISION For more information, please contact Jessica Klement, Legislative Director, at jklement@narfe.org, or John Hatton, Deputy Legislative Director, at jhatton@narfe.org.
The Hatch Act of 1939, officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials of that branch, from engaging in some forms of political ...
Peaceful political discourse and dissent is one of America's most cherished freedoms, and is not subject to investigation as domestic terrorism. Under the Patriot Act, the definition of domestic terrorism is limited to conduct that (1) violates federal or state criminal law and (2) is dangerous to human life. Therefore, peaceful political organizations engaging in political advocacy will obviously not come under this definition. (Patriot Act, Section 802)