I was watching a rerun this morning of “Sam for City Council” and remembered
the posting here a month or so ago about how Barney was in violation of the
Hatch Act when he wore his uniform while campaigning to become sheriff. Wasn't
Andy also in violation because he wore his uniform while campaigning on behalf
of Sam Jones? I’ve just been reading up on the Act (officially known as An Act
to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities - a name right out of the paranoid
time when it was written [1939]!), and my understanding is that uniforms are
strictly outlawed whether you're campaigning for yourself or for someone else.
So I guess that's the answer as to why Andy didn't catch Barney violating the
law; Andy evidently didn't know the law himself!
HistoryBuff
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