Should federal employees or contractors make public endorsements of candidates? Should contractors be viewed as private corps? Public Employees?

[DrPepper12]

If you agree that federal employees should not be making public endorsements, is this a free speech issue? A collective bargaining issue? Use NDAs? Is it constitutional?

The same questions regarding federal contractors - are they private corporations or are they federal employees?

For for federal contractors and employees, what should the punishment be if they do make public endorsements (if any)?

Would the prohibition on employees in contractors speech be absolute? Meaning it would apply for social media? Backyard BBQ conversations?

This is a free speech issue for both and they can say what they want

Federal contractors are not really employees & they are private companies so they can

Only public employees should have their free speech rights curtailed because it's a conflict of interest

Both employees & contractors should speak through their unions

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

It's free speech, and they can say what they want?

[blueonblack22]

Well teachers unions have are giving 94% of their political donations to democrats. So given public teachers and education administrations are paid with tax payer money they are using tax payer money to lobby to get more tax payer money?

https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus?ind=L1300

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

The VERY technical questions of the doc lol. I must pass I understood nothing at all, it looks super specific and regional !