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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Nov 22, 2017, 12:07 PM Nov 2017

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Bush ethics lawyer: Conway should be fired for violating law

Source: The Hill

BY AVERY ANAPOL - 11/22/17 10:49 AM EST

The ethics chief for former President George W. Bush said Wednesday that Kellyanne Conway should be fired for her comments about the Alabama Senate race.

Richard Painter tweeted that Conway’s interview, in which she criticized Alabama Democratic candidate Doug Jones and encouraged voters to support GOP candidate Roy Moore, are in violation of federal law.

Link to tweet

Painter’s comments come in response to Obama-era ethics chief Walter Shaub, who filed a complaint against Conway on Wednesday for violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from making partisan remarks that could influence an election while using their official titles.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/361541-bush-ethics-lawyer-conway-should-be-fired-for-violating-law

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Bush ethics lawyer: Conway should be fired for violating law (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2017 OP

She is a Republicon don't matter doc03 Nov 2017 #1

Ship the Administration and the Czar's family to Elba (NT). The Wizard Nov 2017 #2

Laws mean nothing when they aren't enforced DavidDvorkin Nov 2017 #3

I wonder who the jackal has chosen as ethics head. hedda_foil Nov 2017 #4

Conway has violated the Hatch Act more than once Gothmog Nov 2017 #5

IOKIIAR sakabatou Nov 2017 #6

President Obama declined to punish Julian Castro for his Hatch Act violation madville Nov 2017 #7

It wouldn't be okay if Democrats held Congress Mr. Ected Nov 2017 #8

doc03

(35,348 posts)

1. She is a Republicon don't matter

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 12:09 PM

Nov 2017

The Wizard

(12,545 posts)

2. Ship the Administration and the Czar's family to Elba (NT).

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 12:28 PM

Nov 2017

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)

3. Laws mean nothing when they aren't enforced

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 12:54 PM

Nov 2017

Republicans know they can ignore the law.

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

4. I wonder who the jackal has chosen as ethics head.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 02:08 PM

Nov 2017

Fred Trump, maybe?

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

5. Conway has violated the Hatch Act more than once

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Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:20 PM

Nov 2017

sakabatou

(42,157 posts)

6. IOKIIAR

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 04:35 PM

Nov 2017

madville

(7,412 posts)

7. President Obama declined to punish Julian Castro for his Hatch Act violation

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 05:08 PM

Nov 2017

Josh Ernest stated that what really matters in these cases is that the mistake is acknowledged and not repeated.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

8. It wouldn't be okay if Democrats held Congress

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 08:31 PM

Nov 2017

But, alas, we had that STOLEN from us last year as well.

I will carry the burden of resentment and bitterness for the balance of my years.

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