Troopergate Verdict-Palin did NO WRONG

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-07-2008
Troopergate Verdict-Palin did NO WRONG
240
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 7:56pm

An independent review of the case (read that no political axes to grind) has found that Sarah Palin did NOT violate any ethics laws or any other laws in the case involving her brother in law and the firing of the Public Service Commissioner.


I'd say I hate to say I told you so, but I don't.

Pages

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 5:43am

I don't leave ETHICS out at all, it's there in every post I've made.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 5:51am

Nope.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 5:55am

My theory on Palin, that she used her position in an abusive, unethical manner, is fully intact.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 5:57am

If that's the limit of your write-off of the issue, then it says everything that needs saying about Palin's supporters on here.


...but then they are Obama supporters.


That would be a misunderstanding or mischaracterization on your part, depending on whether you yourself believed it or not.


~mark~

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 6:01am

Sure.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 6:43am

are these the original findings?


Finding One



For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39/52/110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides



The legislature reaffirms that every public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.


Finding Two


I find that, although Walt Monegan's refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooter was not the sole reason he was fired by Governor Sarah Palin, it was likely a contributing factor to his termination as Commissioner of Public Safety. In spite of that, Governor Palin's firing of Commissioner Monegan was a proper and lawful exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority to hire and fire executive branch department heads.


Finding Three


Harbor Adjustment Service of Anchorage, and its owner Ms. Murleen Wilkes, handled Trooper Michael Wooten's workers' compensation claim properly and in the normal course of business like any other claim process by Harbor Adjustment Service and Ms. Wilkes. Further, Trooper Wooten received all the workers' compensation benefits to which he was entitled.

Finding Four


The Attorney General's office has failed to substantially comply with my August 6, 2008 written request to Governor Sarah Palin for information about the case in the form of emails.

Photobucket

Photobucket

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 7:00am

Well, now she won't have but the one charge hanging over her head when she goes back tomorrow to be the

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 7:07am

The finding as reported previously, that her actions were unethical and a violation of the AEEA.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 7:13am

The finding as reported previously, that her actions were unethical and a violation of the AEEA.

Photobucket

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 11-04-2008 - 7:16am

Public interest... right.

Pages