Matt Rosenberg brought this remarkable post by Scott Cummins to my attention.  Like Matt, I found this part especially striking.

Consider the Seattle political landscape of today. A Republican working in Seattle city government begs a reporter not to "out" him for fear of workplace retaliation. City advisory boards, commissions and volunteer councils are cleansed of Republican involvement by Democratic operatives who, by turn, control nominations, define selection criteria, and vet candidates. City Department Managers meanwhile provide similar access to public employee union bosses. All to ensure the iron-fisted grip of Democrats — concerned by their mere 85% standing among the electorate!

Now, here's what I have to add to the earlier discussion. Seattle has a very broad anti-discrimination policy which forbids discrimination on the grounds of "political ideology", along with all the other categories. If the City of Seattle is discriminating against Republicans, as Scott says, then the city is probably breaking its own ordinance. I say "probably" because I am not a lawyer, though the ordinance seems clear enough.

Whether one could win a lawsuit based on the ordinance is not as clear to me, since it would, I assume, go before a Seattle jury. Sure would be fun to watch someone try, though.

Other "progressive" cities have similar ordinances, and I would not be surprised to learn that they have similar discrimination against Republicans.

(Is the University of Washington covered by this ordinance? Again, not being a lawyer, I am not sure, though the ordinance does say "any employer". There is no doubt in my mind that some departments there discriminate against Republicans.

Crossposted at Jim Miller on Politics)