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Attorney General Pam Bondi was so furious with six federal prosecutors who announced they would resign rather than prosecute the widow of a Minnesota woman killed by an ICE agent that she fired them before they had a chance to give their notice.

  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    8 hours ago

    They should have just not said anything dragged their feet while at work while slowly eating up annual/sick leave to really slow everything down. Now there are 4 vacancies that could have been tied up for the better part of a year.

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      Weren’t these the people earlier this week who supposedly resigned, of which people were complaining about. Now it comes out they were actually fired before they even could…

      Maybe people should realize there might have been more going on that we aren’t privy to.

      All this ‘not good enough’ thinking does is breed toxicity and in-fighting. Both of which are not good when trying to form a solidarity.

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        Weren’t these the people earlier this week who supposedly resigned, of which people were complaining about. Now it comes out they were actually fired before they even could…

        The prosecutors announced their intent to resign, and would have done so after using up their allocated PTO. A fairly standard practice in professional environments. Pam Bondi fired them in retaliation for announcing their intent to resign

        She claimed it was because they wanted a tax payer funded vacation, but anyone who understands the basics of unemployment, especially in Minnesota, can tell you she just gave them even more tax payer money (if they want it). Not only will they be entitled to their PTO, but they are not also entitled to unemployment

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      We also dont know the situation that led up to them resigning and getting fired. They very well could have been trying to drag their feet but were already under immense pressure to file charges immediately. No amount of feet dragging can help if the Nazis are literally hovering over you as you fill out the paperwork.

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        3 hours ago

        “Oh, yeah, you see how they checked this box here? That means we also need a DD-2319 form signed in triplicate here. That’ll need to be approved by two levels of management, so we’ll need to form a committee to assess its suitability before raising it for a vote during our Change Control Board meeting, which only occurs monthly. Sorry about that. Don’t worry, I’ll get it fast-tracked for you.”

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          You do realize they likely don’t care about doing things the right way, as they’ll just have Trump approve any bypass, whether legal or not.

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      3 hours ago

      not everyone seeks “lowering the bar” transgressions for feels

      these people want to change the world not troll their boss

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      7 hours ago

      It’s better strategically but you need to have the strength to do so. Sometimes people are overwhelmed by something and just need to get out of the situation and I think that is OK too. Everyone should do what they are capable off, but it should be fine to just stop doing wrong stuff.

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          A government derives its authority from the consent of the governed. The governed offer their consent as part of a social contract. The government’s role in that contract is to represent the will of the governed by enforcing the laws passed by our representatives.

          The reason it’s easy for us to expect them to remain and enforce the law, is because that’s what they promised us in exchange for following their laws and paying their taxes.

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        Public servants have an obligation to the general public that overrides all other priorities. If you’re not prepared to use your powers to resist fascism, or even corruption, on behalf of the public you serve, you shouldn’t pursue a career in public service.

        We consent to following their rules in exchange for them representing our will; that is the social contract between a government and her governed people.

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      7 hours ago

      Bingo. Drag your feet, use up time. File shitty motions you know won’t work to tie up the courts. Sabotage is hard work, but slowing the gears of the Orphan Crushing Machine is important and actually pretty easy to do when it’s the federal government.

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      7 hours ago

      They aren’t going to be able to fill these because fed attorney jobs pay dick and there is zero prestige to these postings now.

    • U7826391786239@lemmy.zip
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      7 hours ago

      even moronic lawyers betting on trump over the constitution have to know there’s no way that bloated sack of animated cholesterol is going to make it to 2028, and then where are they? working for couchfucker?