In a written directive, the Democratic Illinois governor tells his hiring office that "no one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government."

Summary

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has barred Jan. 6 rioters from state employment, countering Donald Trump’s mass pardons.

In a directive, Pritzker declared their actions “infamous and disgraceful,” emphasizing that government employees must uphold democratic values.

Trump’s sweeping pardons included Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members convicted of seditious conspiracy.

The move is expected to face legal challenges, but Illinois officials believe the personnel code provides strong legal footing.

Pritzker, a longtime Trump critic, has also opposed other recent federal actions, including a blocked freeze on federal aid.

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        17 minutes ago

        Probably is. I was thinking that with laws they have to be “more general” and that maybe there would be something similar that applied to government employment requirements… I’m starting to think that there probably isn’t.

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        18 minutes ago

        Probably is. I was thinking that with laws they have to be “more general” and that maybe there would be something similar that applied to government employment requirements… I’m starting to think that there probably isn’t.

    • Snapz@lemmy.world
      21·
      1 hour ago

      [while it rains flaming shit] “So I’m not actually sure if this umbrella fully meets IP68 waterproofing standards, so I say we all just stand here and take it until someone can confirm otherwise, beyond a shadow of a doubt”.

      You’re here, buddy… It’s happening. You’re waiting for an official red letter to arrive in the mail while the actual notice was tattooed on your forehead months ago. Start throwing every god damn thing you can grab at it, because you don’t know how many levels deep you are in the “first they came for…” this time around.

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        22 minutes ago

        GRRR ANGRY RESPONSE MISREADING THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE GRRRR!

        Buddy - I’m just wondering if it will hold up to challenges. Back the fuck off.

    • Nougat@fedia.io
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      5 hours ago

      It’s a prerequisite for employment. Some jobs require a college degree. Some jobs require a certain amount of experience in the field. Some jobs require that you have not tried to overthrow the government.

      • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        17·
        4 hours ago

        Also worth mentioning that a presidential pardon commutes the sentence and ends jail time, but does NOT expunge one’s criminal record.
        If a j6’er has a felony record from the event,that will still appear on background checks for employment including with state orgs. It’s a get out of jail free card, but there are still other consequences attached. That makes it very easy for a governor such as the above to exclude such traitors from holding state positions.

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        14·
        2 hours ago

        It feels dangerously like it’s targeting specific people though. Like “all felons” vs. “all felons named Dave”. I don’t know what the exact order is or what the laws say though.

        • Nougat@fedia.io
          6·
          2 hours ago

          You’re so right. We should also make sure that people who have been convicted of sex offenses against children can get jobs in preschools.

          Edit: And it’s not targeting “all felons named Dave,” it applies to "all people who became felons because they chose to participate in a violent insurrection.

            • Nougat@fedia.io
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              8 minutes ago

              None of your comments here have been questions. You are stating what you think. I was making the point that what you think is stupid.

    • Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works
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      4 hours ago

      Who the fuck cares what’s “legal”

      The laws we have don’t apply to the filthiest fascist this country has ever “elected” so why should any of us comply with the so-called laws?

      • gift_of_gab@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        I forget the term, but there’s an ideological theory where you only follow laws you think are moral (it’s not Moral Law, but close to that, it doesn’t need divine/etc meanings behind it). So you don’t kill people, because you feel murder is amoral, but you would ‘jay walk’, or steal from a mega-corporation. If fascists stop following laws, there’s an argument that letting them be protected by laws is going to keep them motivated to keep not following them.

        Can’t remember what it’s called, I’m sure someone here will know.