Thursday, November 25, 2010
‘Every member of the Legislature recommends people for positions’
Therese Murray doesn’t get it. Along with other lawmakers, she’s now moving the political and legal goal posts, saying nothing wrong happened at Probation as long as lawmakers didn’t take money in exchange for job recommendations. … Legislators are looking at this first-class scandal from a purely criminal standpoint, smugly concluding the Ware report doesn’t have the goods on them. They’re not looking at it from an ethical or civil standpoint. That’s the cocoon they live in: They can’t and won’t acknowledge their role in corrupting a state agency unless it’s proven their actions were criminal. …
Remember: Rutan. It’s not about criminal activity. It’s about unconstitutional activity. …
Therese Murray doesn’t get it. Along with other lawmakers, she’s now moving the political and legal goal posts, saying nothing wrong happened at Probation as long as lawmakers didn’t take money in exchange for job recommendations. … Legislators are looking at this first-class scandal from a purely criminal standpoint, smugly concluding the Ware report doesn’t have the goods on them. They’re not looking at it from an ethical or civil standpoint. That’s the cocoon they live in: They can’t and won’t acknowledge their role in corrupting a state agency unless it’s proven their actions were criminal. …
Remember: Rutan. It’s not about criminal activity. It’s about unconstitutional activity. …
