Does the rule in U.S. Civil Service Comm'n v. Nat'l Ass'n of Letter Carriers, 413 U.S. 548 (1973), that the First Amendment does not prevent the federal government from significantly restricting the ability of federal employees to run for public office, permit the government to impose such restrictions on former employees who receive disability benefits?

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the rule in U.S. Civil Service Comm’n v. Nat'l Ass’n of Letter Carriers, 413 U.S. 548 (1973), that the First Amendment does not prevent the federal government from significantly restricting the ability of federal employees to run for public office, permit the government to impose such restrictions on former employees who receive disability benefits? ii STATEMENT OF DIRECTLY