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My employer has no power over me when I'm not working. Your employer holds power over you when you're not on their time? You may want to find another job.
Many employer's do indeed exercise power of their employees when they aren't on the job. Many employers, including most public entities, will not allow their employees to smoke at all, and it is a termination offense if they do. Same with drug use, including marijuana. Also, many employees who work on contract have various clauses, including "morals" clauses, that allow termination if the employee... in the opinion of the employer... behaves in a manner that violates the employer's "moral" values.
In this market, simply "finding another job" is far from easy, and most people cannot afford the luxury of being unemployed until they find a job that doesn't exercise some control over their non-working hours.
I'm not criticizing your comments, simply pointing out that they are not all-encompassing and many, many people are affected by their employer's policies on and off the job. It is much, much more pervasive than it was even 20 years ago.