Ethics Complaint Filed Against Sarah Palin for “Misuse of Official Position”
22 04 2009This just in…
PRESS RELEASE: APRIL 22, 2009:
An ethics complaint against Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be filed this afternoon asserting that Palin’s involvement with SarahPAC constitutes “outside employment” and “misuse of official position.”
Anchorage resident Sondra Tompkins, child disability advocate and mother of a special needs child, is filing the complaint after observing Governor Palin repeatedly display “a pattern of unethical behavior.” Sondra believes that the tipping point for her was Sarah Palin’s most recent abdication of her role as Governor and apparent conflict-of-interest when she spoke at two outside events in Indiana rather than work with the Alaska Legislature during the most critical time, the end of the session.
The complaint alleges:
a) Governor Palin has entered into a contract outside of her official duties with the donors, employees, partners and any or all other participants involved in Sarah PAC.
b) The recent partisan trip to Indiana by the Governor was purely to benefit personal interests, had no benefit for the State of Alaska and was in direct conflict with her official duties.
c) The Governor left the State to participate in these events during the most critical end-of-session Legislative activities, at a time where the legislators themselves are not permitted to leave.
Let’s see…(counting and running out of fingers)…that makes an even dozen ethics complaints. What should we call this one? Where’s Sarah Gate?
[Also see my article on Huffington Post HERE]
UPDATE: Copy of official ethics complaint here >>> ethicscomplainttompkins
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:31 AM
@ womanwithsardinecan:
(and all the rest of you)
Doggone it, now you’ve all got me cryin’ ……….
April 23rd, 2009 at 5:51 AM
EyeOnYou Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 PM
And the Governor responds to the complaint:
Latest Complaint Deemed Outrageous
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1787
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So does this mean Billy Mc is back?
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 AM
“Under the Legislative Ethics Act, publicizing an ethics complaint against a lawmaker would result in the automatic dismissal of that complaint. The Executive Ethics Act does not contain that provision.”
So why is he talking about it?
“[McAllister] noted that the governor left Alaska only twice during the recently completed legislative session — for a total of just four days, including travel time — and that during both trips she conducted state government business.”
The money shot.
April 23rd, 2009 at 7:22 AM
Womanwithsardinecan, my kittykids send you purrs and loves.
April 23rd, 2009 at 7:25 AM
She is SO incredibly low class. You don’t respond like that on a government website. It makes her look more guilty. It shows her anger and it only makes things worse for her. Can you imagine Obama responding to personal complaints on his website?
She just does not get it…….
April 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 AM
According to the press press lease McCallister stated that Ms. Tompkins violated her ethics also by announcing her complaint. But after reading the passage McCallister posted on the site “Sec. 39.52.340. it does not refer to the citizens it refers to the actions of the legislative bodies. If I remember correctly this passage was just passed this year.
Why are they making Ms. Tompkins the bad guy. If you are in politics you should know that you will be held in a different light to others. These press releases are crazy, about the money it takes to defend the gov. If they are such garbage why in the world do you need someone to represent you. If you are above board and honest in your dealings you should have nothing to hide and you definitely do not need a lawyer spokesman. Go in front of the board answer their questions about the trip and move on, why do you need an attorney.
It is a complaint some people think it is criminal to file them. So if you go to a restaurant and you meal is not prepared right are you just going to eat it and be quiet. If a policeman is seen sitting in his car and it parked and you notice that he is asleep are you going to act like you didn’t see him and him not doing his job. Aren’t you going to complain? Another example the Mayor of some little town there sorry can’t remember what town, but he wanted to play police and pull people over and write them tickets. Doesn’t people have the right to complain? It is a complaint not a criminal charge, not a lawsuit, not an impeachment, not a recall, it is only a citizen complaining that her governor is not doing her job in her opinion. Why, oh why does this need to be drawn out, attorney’s suiting up, why not have the governor come to a meeting in front of the board and just answer questions?
By the Gov.’s actions or inaction it appears that she is doing wrong and she knows it and that is why she owes that law firm so much money. According to that press release they said none of the complaints have been substantiated, which we know that is not true, two of them we know of (could be more) were found that she did violate the ethics law.
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:58 AM
From the ADN: “Someone has to be the adult in this situation. Levi is 18. Sarah is … well, older. I would suggest that she take the adult role.”
http://www.adn.com/opinion/comment/patkotak/story/767846.html
Just get back to work, gov…is that too much to ask?
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 PM
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April 23rd, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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April 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Ha, i actually know someone called Sarah Gates.
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