Would it be a restriction on freedom of speech to fire every civil servant and replace them with “our people”? I think it would.
Why does your argument about how the government is free to allocate funding however it wishes in the context of NSF grants not apply to civil servant salaries? About personal loyalty to Trump over the Constitution[1] or whatever,
you can disagree if that should be a factor, and maybe you think it’s stupid to have as a requirement, but just because they have different priorities/beliefs than you doesn’t mean they’re stifling freedom of speech.
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But this doesn’t really impact freedom of speech, it just means they prioritize [not being critical of Trump] differently than you would. The government thinks [party loyalty] should affect [civil service positions]. You don’t. Someone will always feel left out when [civil service hiring] is allocated, and feel “forced” to act in some ways to receive [employment]. But I don’t see that as a restriction on “freedom of speech”.
Why does your argument about how the government is free to allocate funding however it wishes in the context of NSF grants not apply to civil servant salaries? About personal loyalty to Trump over the Constitution[1] or whatever,
This dovetails nicely with your other argument, about him “trying to steal the last election.”