I'm relieved that the attempts to bootstrap S.361 on Homeland Security have come to naught. At best, it was a cynical and selfish play.
Respecting the right to work of those being furloughed, and holding in abeyance the right to work claims of those being retired can better serve the “cause”. Those who can afford to do so should retire gracefully in the knowledge that they have received their allotment and perhaps are keeping someone off the street.
Things will turn around, and when they do, pursue the discrimination issue without the additional burden of the greed issue.
The goal is good, but the timing is terrible.
GreenArc