Unions, good government groups to file ethics complaint against Romney for failing to disclose...
Source: UAW
Groups urge Office of Government Ethics to make Romney disclose or divest
WASHINGTON -- A coalition of community, labor and good-government organizations is calling on the U.S. Office of Government Ethics to investigate GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for noncompliance with the Ethics in Government Act and compel him to either disclose his investments or divest them.
"The American people have a right to know about Governor Romney's potential conflicts of interest, such as the profits his family made from the auto rescue," said UAW President Bob King. "It's time for Governor Romney to disclose or divest."
"While Romney was opposing the rescue of one of the nation's most important manufacturing sectors, he was building his fortunes with his Delphi investor group, making his fortunes off the misfortunes of others," King added.
The groups sending the complaint letter, including SEIU, UAW, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Public Citizen, Public Campaign, People for the American Way and The Social Equity Group, believe that Romney's undisclosed stock holdings create serious conflicts of interest. They point to the auto rescue as a key example.
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montanacowboy
(6,076 posts)Yes
freshwest
(53,661 posts)I hope this has a huge impact on Robme and Lyan.
Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)..why did it take until the 11th hour to do this???
freshwest
(53,661 posts)These cases take many thousands of hours of work by people trained in investigating, verifying and presenting facts to a court of law. It's not the same as media stories, everything has to be almost proven beyond doubt or they would all be in trouble for making a frivolous case. Perhaps you mean why is it coming out just before the election?
That may be timing, and then again it may be the way it progressed. I don't care as long as it makes the case to the world that this man is not fit to lead the country. The world is concerned about our elections because we haver more firepower to do damage than the most of the world combined. The world cannot afford another administration bent on pursuing war and destruction for the gain of the corrupt cabal that is Romney and company.
This won't affect Romney diehards and Teahadists. Most of his supporters don't care what his character is, they just want the uppity man in the White House and his followers to go away. If they knew anything about character, they'd be voting for Obama.
Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)They want the WHITE uppity man in the WH.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)flying-skeleton
(696 posts)Either the election will be way over
or
under a Romney Administration ....... Executive Privilege will never let this go to court.
All this - Provided the case has ANY merit !!
Obama 2012
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Diclotican
(5,095 posts)Omaha Steve
i LOVE IT, now, maybe Mitty is in more trouble than he ever have been..
Diclotican
oldbanjo
(690 posts)NoMoreWarNow
(1,259 posts)ancianita
(35,917 posts)dchill
(38,422 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,258 posts)Tenleytown
(109 posts)good for us regardless of the late timing...something for folks to think about on their way to the polls
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)months ago ... including all these endorsements. Like a poster above mentioned, he'll either be pResident Romney or citizen Romney...either way, just like he middle-fingered the system with his non-tax returns.
longbow5
(8 posts)Everyone should be in a union, good pay, good benis and nice work pace.
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