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The just-released Trooper-Gate report finds that Sarah Palin abused her power in the firing of Walt Monegan, by violating an Alaska law holding that "each 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."In addition, the report found that the office of Attorney General Talis Colberg failed to substantially comply with the legislature's written request for information about the case in the form of emails.http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/troopergate_report_finds_palin.phpMonegan's firing was just the tip of the iceberg. The report details the extraordinary lengths that Gov. Palin, largely through her husband Todd, went to get her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired because of personal family reasons (namely, his nasty divorce from Palin's sister). It was this effort, which led to pressure being improperly brought to bear on numerous state employees, that constituted an abuse of power by Palin. As it should be. State employees should not be subject to personal vendettas from elected officials.While the report also finds that the governor in Alaska has the inherent power to fire her department heads for any reason or for no reason, it concludes that Monegan's refusal to fire one of his state troopers at the insistence of the governor and her family was a contributing factor in his own firing. So rather than the firing of Monegan itself being the abuse of power, the wide-ranging effort to retaliate against her sister's ex-husband, of which Monegan's firing was merely a part, was the real abuse. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223561.phpWe have been given a clear warning about the vice-presidential nominee for the Republican party. We already know she is a pathological liar. We already know she refuses even basic transparency and accountability, refusing to hold a press conference as veep nominee for the first time in modern American political history and refusing to provide even minimal documentation of her fifth pregnancy. Barely into her first year as governor, as one might expect of such a person, she abused her power as governor of Alaska to persecute a former family member:Finding Number 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 each 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 Number TwoI find that, although Walt Monegan's refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten 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 Number ThreeHarbor Adjustment Service of Anchorage, and its owner Ms. Murleen Wilkes, handled Trooper Michael Wooten's workers' compensation claim property and in the normal course of business like any other claim processed by Harbor Adjustment Service and Ms. Wilkes. Further, Trooper Wooten received all the workers' compensation benefits to which he was entitled.Finding Number FourThe Attorney General's office has failed to substantially comply with my August 6, 2008 written request to Governor Sarah Palin for infomration about the case in the form of emails.http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/abuse-of-power.html#more
Author: AntiConformist911
Keywords: Rachel Maddow Sarah Todd Palin Alaska State trooper gate Walt Monegan Wooten firing john Mccain Barack Obama Joe Biden
Added: October 11, 2008
The just-released Trooper-Gate report finds that Sarah Palin abused her power in the firing of Walt Monegan, by violating an Alaska law holding that "each 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."In addition, the report found that the office of Attorney General Talis Colberg failed to substantially comply with the legislature's written request for information about the case in the form of emails.http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/troopergate_report_finds_palin.phpMonegan's firing was just the tip of the iceberg. The report details the extraordinary lengths that Gov. Palin, largely through her husband Todd, went to get her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired because of personal family reasons (namely, his nasty divorce from Palin's sister). It was this effort, which led to pressure being improperly brought to bear on numerous state employees, that constituted an abuse of power by Palin. As it should be. State employees should not be subject to personal vendettas from elected officials.While the report also finds that the governor in Alaska has the inherent power to fire her department heads for any reason or for no reason, it concludes that Monegan's refusal to fire one of his state troopers at the insistence of the governor and her family was a contributing factor in his own firing. So rather than the firing of Monegan itself being the abuse of power, the wide-ranging effort to retaliate against her sister's ex-husband, of which Monegan's firing was merely a part, was the real abuse. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223561.phpWe have been given a clear warning about the vice-presidential nominee for the Republican party. We already know she is a pathological liar. We already know she refuses even basic transparency and accountability, refusing to hold a press conference as veep nominee for the first time in modern American political history and refusing to provide even minimal documentation of her fifth pregnancy. Barely into her first year as governor, as one might expect of such a person, she abused her power as governor of Alaska to persecute a former family member:Finding Number 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 each 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 Number TwoI find that, although Walt Monegan's refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten 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 Number ThreeHarbor Adjustment Service of Anchorage, and its owner Ms. Murleen Wilkes, handled Trooper Michael Wooten's workers' compensation claim property and in the normal course of business like any other claim processed by Harbor Adjustment Service and Ms. Wilkes. Further, Trooper Wooten received all the workers' compensation benefits to which he was entitled.Finding Number FourThe Attorney General's office has failed to substantially comply with my August 6, 2008 written request to Governor Sarah Palin for infomration about the case in the form of emails.http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/abuse-of-power.html#more
Author: AntiConformist911
Keywords: Sarah Todd Palin Alaska State trooper gate scandal report Walt Monegan Wooten firing john Mccain Barack Obama Joe Biden
Added: October 11, 2008
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An independent investigator for Alaska’s State Legislature finds that Gov. Sarah Palin’s claims of fear were a FACADE to mask a maneuver in a family dispute.
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Investigator_Discounted_Palins_Fears_as_FACADE
Legislature must have forgotten those bedrock principles in 1971 when it passed a law making possession of less than one ounce of marijuana a misdemeanor, a lawyer told the Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday. For this reason, the law should be declared unconstitutional, argued Christopher McClurg, who represents a Gwinnett County juvenile.
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Palin abused power, with a little help from her significant other
http://digg.com/politics/Alaska_Legislature_finds_Palin_guilty
The McCranky campaign would probably have done better to leave the thugging to the locals, who at least know the territory. The McCrankyites, channeling the bipartisan spirit of Genghis Rove, brought in their squadron of city-slicker goons for the express purpose of clamping the lid on the legislature's originally bipartisan investigation.
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Tale_Of_Two_Palins_A_Dim_Corrupt_One_And_The_Real_Palin
Today the Alaska State legislature will announce the results of its investigation into whether or not Governor Sarah Palin used her power of office for personal reasons. Palin is accused of firing her Public Safety Commissioner....
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Sarah_Palin_inquiry_results_Exoneration_or_humiliation
Three Republican candidates running for the state Legislature picked up endorsements this week from a pro-business group.
http://digg.com/world_news/News_In_Brief_October_11_2008
The running mate of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been found guilty of an abuse of power, according to a state legislature probe.
http://digg.com/politics/Palin_abused_power_probe_finds_2
Sarah Palin, the Republican U.S. vice-presidential candidate, abused her powers as governor of Alaska by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, according to an investigation by the Alaska Legislature released Friday.
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Palin_violated_ethics_law_inquiry_concludes
Connecticut's Supreme Court is the latest to tear down constitutional barriers to same-sex marriage. But the real test will be getting legislatures to act
http://digg.com/politics/For_Gay_Marriage_Time_to_Go_Beyond_the_Courts_TIME
The running mate of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been found guilty of an abuse of power, according to a state legislature probe.
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Palin_abused_power_probe_finds