I swore an Oath the Protect and Serve the Constitution of the United States.

[atthenius@fediscience.org]

RE: https://ecoevo.social/@noamross/116477022610444161

I swore an Oath the Protect and Serve the Constitution of the United States.

But I have spent the last two weeks in purgatory on

“Administrative leave for investigative purposes”

While NASA pondered me speaking in my personal capacity.

I am back tomorrow.

More on the 1st Amendment for civil servants:

Pickering v. Board of Education (1968)

Pickering v. Board of Education (1968), the seminal case on public employees' First Amendment rights, said they do not give up their right to speak on matters of public importance.

The Free Speech Center (firstamendment.mtsu.edu)

#climate #FirstAmendment

#nyc

[mannanan@mas.to]

@atthenius

Your first mistake is thinking your Constitution matters any longer.