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Why is the Hatch Act controversial?

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The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice president, and certain designated high-level officials,[1] from engaging in some forms of political activity. It went into law on August 2, 1939.

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