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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : " The Office of Special Counsel is also responsible for enforcing the Hatch Act, which restricts the partisan political activities of government workers.
49% : Dellinger´s firing came as Trump administration employees have touted their support on social media for his policies even though the Hatch Act is meant to restrict political advocacy while on duty.
33% : It investigates whistleblower claims of reprisal, can pursue disciplinary action against employees who punish whistleblowers and provides a channel for employees to disclose government wrongdoing.
32% : Dellinger sued Trump last month after he was fired even though the law says special counsels can be removed by the president "only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
31% : Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris wrote in court papers that the lower court had crossed "a constitutional red line" by blocking Dellinger´s firing and stopping Trump "from shaping the agenda of an executive-branch agency in the new administration´s critical first days.

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