OCS: Call for Global Warming Protests Not Hatch Act Violation

FOXNews quotes OSC's response to calls to discipline a NASA scientist who called for public protests over global warming:

Officials at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which investigates possible Hatch Act violations, disagreed, saying Hansen is in the clear since it's an "issue-oriented activity," according to Hatch Unit attorney Erica Stern Hamrick. The majority of federal government employees are allowed to take an active part in political activities, while workers at other departments like the FBI, Secret Service and National Security Council are subject to more restrictions on their political activities.