Can it happen in this country?

Apparently yes....

I have now read a couple of accounts about this story. Another account can be seen here.

And some important commentary is available at Slate.

I never thought that we could live in a country where you can be prosecuted (at work no less) for your political beliefs. It IS NOT the bosses' job to tell me who to vote for, just as it is not government's job to tell me who to believe in. This story shows how in every aspect of society, our minds are being controlled. We're being told what to think, we're being told how to think, and sometimes we're being told when to think. Even worse, sometimes we're being told when to FEEL, and what those emotions should be.

Does anyone else find this disturbing?