Prohibited political activity by the City of Kingsport, TN employees
I have heard about a few reports of questionable political activity by City of Kingsport employees and below is Kingsport City Code concerning political activity by city officers, and employees.
Sec. 6. Political activity by city officers, employees.
To the extent permitted by federal law and except as provided by state law, neither the city manager, city attorney, recorder, city judge, chief of police, nor any person in the employ of the city under any of the said officers, shall take any active part in or contribute any money toward the nomination or election of any candidates for election to any municipal office of the city, except to answer such questions as may be put to them as they may desire to answer. A violation of this section shall subject the offender to removal from office or employment and to punishment by fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(Pvt. Acts 1917, Ch. 76, Art. 2, § 6; Pvt. Acts 1980, Ch. 244, § 2; Pvt. Acts 2001, § 3)
Editor’s note: It should be noted that the Public Employees Political Freedom Act of 1980, T.C.A. §§ 8-50-601–8-50-604, guarantees public employees’ right to communicate with elected public officials for any job-related purpose.
No candidate for any office nor any person shall directly or indirectly give or promise any person or persons any office, employment, money, benefit, or anything of value for the purpose of influencing or obtaining political support, aid or vote for such candidate, and any person violating this provision shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(Pvt. Acts 1917, Ch. 76, Art. 2, § 7)
I love how the Kingsport time news paper and I use that work news lightly…..Loves to endorse Nathan Vaughn. It’s unbelievable the bias they have for Vaughn. I find Vaughn’s ads sickening. He would lead a person that doesn’t know his background to believe that he has been in office the last two years. RE-Elect …Vaughn uses that word, RE-Elect, too loosely. He ran for Westmorelands seat after Keith Westmorelands suicide. It seems Vaughn is the ultimate opportunist.
The fairness doctrine is legislation S333 and HR 1985 that the current OBAMA administration is trying to get by the American Public. I’m sure they probably will be able to ….the Americans that voted Obama into office probably want the fairness doctrine. It will be the final nail in the coffin of Freedom of Speech. For all the preachers out there, the preachers better start preaching what the WORD of God teaches about Murder aka Abortion and Homosexuals aka gays… living homosexuality as a lifestyle and the FEDERAL Government putting their stamp of approval on this type of SIN. If the “preachers ” do not preach on it NOW ….They can FORGET preaching it in the future ! The fairness doctrine is going to shut their mouths. The preachers are choosing between money and political correctness. When the preachers go against the fairness doctrine, the churches will lose their tax exempt status. CHOo0se this day who you preachers will serve GOD OR MONEY.