Hatch Act Violations

[SHRED]

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Are we a Nation of laws, or are we not?

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Commerce, Treasury funds helped boost GOP campaigns
By Marisa Taylor and Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Top Commerce and Treasury Departments officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy.

Political appointees in the Treasury Department received at least 10 political briefings from July 2001 to August 2006, officials familiar with the meetings said. Their counterparts at the Commerce Department received at least four briefings — all in the election years of 2002, 2004 and 2006.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/19034.html

[leftofthedial]

1. "...Nation of laws...?"

No. We are a faux democratic republic controlled completely by financiers, arms merchants and the military.

[Solly Mack]

2. Being a nation of laws means nothing when the corrupt are in power

Bush is continually given legal cover for his crimes, for example

[Wiley50]

3. I remember reading here a few weeks ago that there are no criminal penalties for Hatch Act Violation

Just loss of your govt job and since Rove has already resigned...
no prison time

Now I haven't seen any actual confirmation of this, But it did come up
back when Lurlita Doan was testifying.

I'd like to know where to find this info

[WritersBlock]

4. The cited article says that, too.

I didn't know it until I read that. Kinda defeats the whole purpose of having the law in the first place, IMO. However, it makes me think (and hope) there's something else darkening Karl's little world, because I can't imagine he'd be bothered by this.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2958581&mesg_id=2958718


edit: typo

[Lint Head]

5. Hatch Act - Smatch Act we are living under fascism.

:dem: