仅事实
住房与城市发展部网站关闭信息引发《哈奇法案》担忧
摘要
住房与城市发展部网站显示一条信息，将政府关闭归咎于“激进左派”，引发了违反《哈奇法案》的指控。
住房与城市发展部（HUD）因其官方网站上一条将政府关闭归因于“激进左派”的信息而受到关注。该横幅写道：“激进左派将关闭政府，并对美国人民造成巨大痛苦，除非他们得到价值1.5万亿美元的愿望清单。”
这条信息引发了违反《哈奇法案》的指控。《哈奇法案》是一项联邦法律，限制联邦雇员的政治活动，以确保政府项目的非党派管理。非营利消费者权益组织“公众公民”向美国特别顾问办公室提交了投诉，称该横幅是对《哈奇法案》的“公然违反”。
住房与城市发展部官员为该信息辩护，称其措辞谨慎，指向一种意识形态，而非具体政党或政治人物。住房与城市发展部发言人表示：“极左派将我们的国家推向关闭，伤害了所有美国人。在住房与城市发展部，我们正在利用现有资源继续支持最脆弱的人群。”
法律专家也对此事发表了看法。吉尔伯特就业法律合伙人凯文·欧文指出，该信息的党派语言使其很可能被视为违反《哈奇法案》。他说：“该信息以机构名义发布在机构网站上，并不意味着它免于《哈奇法案》的起诉。”
负责执行《哈奇法案》的特别顾问办公室尚未对投诉发表评论。政府关闭于周三凌晨12:01开始，此前参议院未能通过短期拨款法案。
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) displayed a banner on its official website attributing the government shutdown to the 'Radical Left.'
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The banner stated, 'The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands.'
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Public Citizen filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, describing the banner as a 'blatant violation' of the Hatch Act.
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HUD officials defended the message, stating it was carefully worded to refer to an ideology rather than a specific party or politician.
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Legal experts have weighed in on the issue, noting that the message's partisan language makes it likely to be considered a Hatch Act violation.
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The Office of Special Counsel, responsible for enforcing the Hatch Act, has not yet commented on the complaint.
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