Because you’re talking about a law or rule - it is literally all about how it is written - people build entire careers on debating the interpretation of how they are written.

“No government employee can wear political symbols to work” is 100%, clearly and entirely not the same as “No political symbols may be shown anywhere on any government property”

Seriously?? A downvote?? You asked why it matters, I explained why it matters, jfc, leave the nasty Reddit behaviour on Reddit tyvm.