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Hatch Act |
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Hatch Act(1939, amended 1940) Legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress to eliminate corrupt practices in national elections. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Carl Hatch of New Mexico (1889–1963) in response to allegations that officials of the Works Progress Administration were using their positions to win votes for the Democratic Party in the 1936 election. It forbade intimidation or bribery of voters and restricted political campaign activities by federal employees. It also limited campaign contributions by individuals and spending by campaign committees. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As a result of this corruption, which would be illegal at the federal level under the Hatch Act, the California Department of Education refuses to take even the most minimal steps toward school accountability, such as abolishing the teacher tenure that makes public school teaching a government job guaranteed for life, or even to test our public school teachers to see if they know their subject matter. But a close look suggests that if anything, DSHEA (or the Hatch Act, as body builders call it) has left Americans "free" to serve as guinea pigs for a multibillion-dollar industry, much of which is built on a foundation of fraudulent claims, pyramid schemes, and lousy manufacturing practices. Hash held an event for a Democratic House candidate, something even postal workers know runs afoul of the Hatch Act. |
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