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In reply to the discussion: The Cherokee Chief Wants Scott Brown to Apologize [View all]OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)85. Well, actually, any campaigning of any sort
whether offensive, or non-offensive, on official time would be a mis-use of public funds and an ethics violation by both Brown and his staffer.
If the official staff are working on the campaign, they should be doing so on vacation time or have taken official leaves of absence without pay. If they are still getting their full pay and have not taken time off work, they are violating the laws regardless of their behavior.
I am not saying this to excuse what they did or to imply they are not pricks or to say they should not be fired. They should be fired.
But I just wanted to clarify the law.
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if a republican politician had an integrity, he/she wouldn't be a republican politician
olddad56
Sep 2012
#15
I'm ashamed to be from Atlanta where the Braves do their tomahawk chop.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Sep 2012
#27
I agree with you on the important points but the Cleveland team was named after Lou Sockalexis
byeya
Sep 2012
#37
Chief Bill John Baker and Elizabeth Warran will get the last laugh on Scott Brown
Jessy169
Sep 2012
#30
I'm sending that Warren contribution form that has been rattling in my bill stack, TODAY!!!
northoftheborder
Sep 2012
#48
As a direct descendant of Cherokee Chief Charles Hunkerfoot, I thank you, Chief Baker. nt
MrScorpio
Sep 2012
#70
Republicans would hear some of the Native American proverbs and call them anti-American....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#72