What exactly does one have to do to get fired from government service in this country?
Just tell your boss you voted for Trump.
They are protected by a bureaucracy of regulations and policy devised to protect their employment. It’s almost as bad as tenured professorship. Believe me, you can’t imagine their benefits and the level of protection they have as federal employees. She should have been terminated as soon as it was verified to be her post on facebook. Instead it confuses others about what crossing the line means. This is the fault of those managing this agent, they are not leaders.