Questionable Vote (Missouri Senate CCW Veto Override)

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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/6835409.htm

(This is an editorial regarding additional facts that have come to light in this story. Prior thread here.)

Questionable vote

State Sen. Jon Dolan's handling of a trip from active military duty back to Missouri for the recent veto session raised troubling questions.

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At first, Dolan said that “no public or private interest group funds” paid for his travels from his post in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He said he and his staff made all the arrangements.

“I've got a huge, gaping hole in my wallet,” he said.

Kind of makes you teary-eyed, doesn't it?

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It turns out, however, that the gaping hole wasn't in the wallet, but in his story.

An aide to Republican Senate leader Peter Kinder purchased the plane tickets and was reimbursed by the Senate Majority Fund, a GOP political committee.

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But Dolan's problem with the truth has led to further questions about whether he had authority to leave his active post to vote. He said he did. However, Army officials have launched an investigation and directed him to refrain from political activity while on active duty.

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This is really starting to stink like shit. What reason could an elected official have to publicly state a baldfaced lie like that? Could it be he knew damn well he was going to be instrumental in overthrowing the will of the People?