My understanding is that Palins' pressure on subordinates was the 'unlawful' act, because it violates Alaska's ethics laws. There are no criminal penalties for the action, as it does not constitute an actual crime.
The firing of Wooten was not illegal. Palin was completely within her rights to hire and fire the department heads in the executive branch for any reason or no reason at all. This is something that has been known for a while. The issue I found most interesting was that Todd Palin was using the governor's office to make calls to the governor's subordinates. If Sarah were a man letting his *wife* use the governor's office to make calls, most state governments would have her head on a plate by now. Doesn't anyone remember all the grief Bill and Hillary received over Hillary doing official business on the health care initiative in 1993? That was official business. Imagine if she had been sitting in the oval office making calls urging the firing of her brother-in-law to subordinates? Kristyne McDaniel http://www.kristynemcdaniel.com/blog http://www.mcstyles.com/ Whether you think you can, or you think you can't.... you are right. -- Henry Ford _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
