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Well, in finding two he says it is "likely" she fired him over her BIL. That tells me there is no evidence to corroborate that. So without the evidence needed, how does he come to the conclusion in finding I?
what a freaking disaster these people are! McCain reminds me of the movie TITANIC! How in God's name do you choose a VP Canidate without vetting them? He should have chosen Brittney Spears instead!
So I'll play stupid this once: what is the difference between violating a statute vs. breaking a law??
I think it's a case of conflicting statutes.
What she did qualifies as abuse of political power.
Because she is the governor she technically had the right to fire him if she wanted to.
Just because she can legally do it doesn't mean there should be no protections for people who she has the power to fire. That's putting way too much power and control into the hands of the government. It was a very shifty and malicious thing to do. I'm actually kinda shocked that the conservatives who want less government isn't really upset with her over this. What kind of sneaky stuff might she try to do in Washington when she's mad? If she doesn't understand the very basic concept of not placing herself into situations where she has a conflict of interest then she really shouldn't be in a position of power.
That's not what the evidence says. She had other reasons, like insubordination, to fire him. She offered him another position, which he declined.
The insubordination was that she demanded that he fire her brother in law amid a very nasty divorce and custody battle between him and Palin's sister. He was right and she was wrong. She should have known better than to involve herself in any of that. Doesn't Alaska have a Lt. Governor who could have handled the unruly trooper? Was there actual proof that the trooper was guilty? We don't really know that. She just used very poor judgement.
So I'll play stupid this once: what is the difference between violating a statute vs. breaking a law??
The statute carries no criminal penalties if violated--just a reprimand or censure, based on one article I read. What she did, the report stated, was unethical if not illegal.
What she did qualifies as abuse of political power.
Because she is the governor she technically had the right to fire him if she wanted to.
Just because she can legally do it doesn't mean there should be no protections for people who she has the power to fire. That's putting way too much power and control into the hands of the government. It was a very shifty and malicious thing to do. I'm actually kinda shocked that the conservatives who want less government isn't really upset with her over this. What kind of sneaky stuff might she try to do in Washington when she's mad? If she doesn't understand the very basic concept of not placing herself into situations where she has a conflict of interest then she really shouldn't be in a position of power.
The statute carries no criminal penalties if violated--just a reprimand or censure, based on one article I read. What she did, the report stated, was unethical if not illegal.
It actually was abuse of POLITICAL power according to what I'm hearing on Larry King right now. There is some talk that it is possible that it could be an impeachable offense but no one seems to be certain on that as of yet. I think they have people looking into it.
What a hot mess...
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