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One federal employee said in a court filing that they "cannot in good conscience pretend to agree with President Trump’s policies."

Government employees asked a federal judge Wednesday to block the Trump administration from encouraging job applicants to demonstrate their loyalty to the president’s agenda.

In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, a group of federal labor unions argues that the White House’s “merit hiring plan” violates applicants’ First Amendment rights. The plan, put forth by the Office of Personnel Management, includes the following short essay question: 

“How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired.”

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (20 children)

no, you could not. i am not an american and the court in my jurisdiction would laugh you out all the way back to your home.

What?

You think I have to go to your country and sue you there? Collection would have some hoops, but obviously Americans can sue non-Americans. But your courts really wouldn't be involved at all. Unless to cooperate with America.

I don't understand why you're making assumptions and trying to start an argument, when you self admittedly aren't American and completely unaware of how our legal process works.

If you don't know about this, why don't you want to ask questions and learn?

https://legalclarity.org/can-you-sue-someone-from-another-country/

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

You think I have to go to your country and sue you there? Collection would have some hoops, but obviously Americans can sue non-Americans. But your courts really wouldn’t be involved at all. Unless to cooperate with America.

i see your law knowledge also comes from comics 😂

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

https://legalclarity.org/can-you-sue-someone-from-another-country/

I can try to find something easier to read, but I didn't find any actual comics.

What are you having difficulty with in that link?

The most relevant bit is this:

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in International Shoe Co. v. Washington established the “minimum contacts” standard, guiding jurisdiction over foreign defendants.

Venue is influenced by factors such as the location of the parties, the place where the cause of action arose, and contractual agreements specifying a forum. Many international contracts include forum selection clauses, designating a specific jurisdiction for resolving disputes. These clauses are generally upheld by courts unless deemed unreasonable or unjust. The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements provides a framework for recognizing and enforcing such clauses among member states.

You're on a US based social media website, it would not be difficult at all to have a lawsuit based on an exchange here heard in American courts.

You could ignore it, but then you'd almost certainly lose and have to fight collections.

But if I'm not doing a good enough job explaining, you're probably better off reading the full article

[–] Flobaer@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're on a US based social media website

Lemmy.zip is managed by DotZip Ltd, a UK based company. You are not stating facts in your comments.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

But you’re on a lemmy.world community right now. And it’s US based, and hosted on US soil, even tho your local instance may not be. But this community is, and this is where your comments are going and where they’re being posted.

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