3/8/2016 Leola, PA – The 23-year-old Quarryville resident Tomas Strouhal put a Trump bumper sticker on his 2003 Chrysler Sebring and hung up a newspaper clipping inside his locker at the Leola post office, where he works.
But Strouhal’s employer took issue with them. Citing the Hatch Act, which governs political activity by federal employees, his supervisor said the “Trump: Make America Great Again” bumper sticker must go if his car is parked in the post office parking lot.
That came as a bit of a shock to Strouhal, who migrated from the Czech Republic in 1997.
Strouhal’s employers backed down after a few days when they realized the rules allow one bumper sticker, even if the car is parked at the post office.
The Leola post office deferred comment to postal service spokeswoman Karen Mazurkiewicz. She referred to a 2011 letter from the postal service’s ethics department that reads, in part, “If the car is parked on postal or other government property, the Hatch Act limits to one the number of visible bumper stickers that can be placed on the vehicle.”
U.S. Office of Special Counsel supports the postal service interpretation, according to resources posted on its website, but cautions against displaying partisan political materials in a way that makes the vehicle look like a campaign vehicle.
Others familiar with the Hatch Act aren’t so sure.
In fact, Strouhal hopes to be naturalized as a citizen in time for the general election so he can vote for Trump, if the reality-star-turned-candidate is the GOP nominee.
“(Trump) is not a politician,” Strouhal said. “He’s a normal, working-class American, and my views are just like his.”
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According to USPS records Tomas Strouhal, who was hired in January 2016, is a city carrier assistant (cca).
Trump is a normal working-class American? Get your stupid ass back to Czech Republic!!!
PO Mismanagers better start to worry………President Trump will never give you PFP bonus money for losing over $90 BILLION since 2009. You days of criminal acts will be over. Trump already said VA Hospital Executives will be fired on his first day in the White House. wait till he finds out what you creeps have been up to-no good!
P.S.Under the Hatch Act,did Mark Dimondstein,have any right endosing Bernie Sander’s or any other presidential candidates? Anybody know the answer? I’m NOT sure. But,these better be equally enforced. Or,it is just another indication of so blatant corruption.
What about APWU’s national president Mark Dimondstein,always shoving a outdated 1960-’70s style hard leftist bulls..t agenda,down our throats? That certainly more a violation of the Hatch Act,than a Donald Trump bumper-sticker of one rather young post employee.
He is a very smart man! First of all, Trump has said that workers are over paid, and they should take pay cuts. Second of all, the man isn’t even a citizen of the U. S. And if he becomes a citizen, why would he vote for some one that hates immigrants? That’s it, bow down to some one that will kick you!
He doesn’t HATE immigrants you retard. He “hates” people breaking into this country unlawfully. Would you like it if someone broke into your home you dip$h!t. And then demanded benefits? You are so stupid you probably believe that the constitution says that if some pregnant mexican women runs across the border and drops a baby, the baby is a citizen. It does not. History and context and facts prove otherwise.
Make America uneducated again…
To bad we couldn’t vote out the tools and thugs
who ruin the Postal Service on a daily basis. I bet
the CCA knows more about the history of this great
country than all the tools and thugs put together.
Fire them all
Better not let the union know he supports Trump or he may get a stern lecture about supporting only nalc candidates. As I’m sure this is the most important election ever for letter carriers. …… just like the last election was and any future ones will be too
Well if you are not a citizen by the time trump takes office, you can bet you will be heading back to your homeland shortly thereafter!! Heck, you might get sent back even if you are awarded citizenship!!
The Obama sticker and the Trump sticker carriers are violating the Hatch Act. Somebody needs to school Postal employees this is not tolerated. You will be on the outside. If you’re not caught now remove it immediately.
Well at my post office there was an employee with an Obama bumper sticker on their car, so I guess same thing needs to happen to them as well.
Have you not been paying attention? Of course Trump’s a politician!!!! Did you not hear how he admits to giving money to politicians and candidates over the years?
Why do you think he’s doing that???? It’s to buy him favors. Isn’t that the very behavior America is speaking out against? Politicians buying favors with laws, kickbacks, etc?