Sqrl said:
madskillz said:
@ Ghost - those rape kits are why that head trooper got fired. According to documents, Palin's staff said she fired Moneghan because he flew to D.C. to lobby for funds to pay for the kits.
She's soooooo going down - but with McCain saying he's suspending his camp and doesn't - what a stunt. All to delay his debate and cancel hers. What a louse.
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No, the rape kit situation was an issue of the state not just Wasilla. There was a statewide investigation into the practice before she became governor and during the hearings Wasilla was never even mentioned once by name. The problem is that when they went in digging for dirt they found a story in Wasilla about Wasilla being one of the towns with the outdated policy and went ahead with the story neglecting to mention that it was far from the only town and was not an issue or position Palin ever supported.
It also has nothing to do with the Monegan issue which you would know if you had even bothered to read some of the numerous .pdf documents that are out there about this sham of a case. One of the reasons monegan was fired was because he refused to hire on new troopers with funding designated for it. The legistlature and the budget appropriated those funds specifically for staffing and he wouldn't cooperate. Of course that was just the first issue.
The issue you've been confused by is that he put a request for travel in with the governor's office and listed it as a meeting with Lisa Murkowski. His real intentions were only made clear shortly before he left and is when he was actually transfered. The real reason for his visit was to try and talk to the legislative delegation about adding earmarks for bolstering their ability to handle sexual assault cases through personnel (which he had funding for already) and materials. The problem is that Palin's staff had told him repeatedly to submit a budget request for this and that it would be considered for that year or the next..he requested it late in the budgetting process so it was actually a bit of an olive branch to offer even an attempt at squeezing it in that year.
In addition to that he was going around her back and putting together budget proposals with Hollis French (the guy leading the legislative investigation btw) and in general ignoring her requests and her staffs request for him to work within the bounds of the normal budgeting procedure before trying to use more radical approaches. He even admits his transfer was his own fault in the email he put out to most of the governor's staff when he left. He talked about how he had failed to work with the governor and that others shouldn't take the path he did. Again actually go do some research before throwing out info that is simply unsubstantiated.
Also I should point out that the legistlature is not authorized by their constituion to investigate the executive branch and in fact is only empowered to investigate for purposes that further legislation. The 3-member panel they are now working with is the only constituionally prescribed method for investigating. Don't take my word...read here.
The Personnel Board, Attorney General’s office, and designated ethics supervisors generally are responsible for applying the Ethics Act. When an ethics complaint is filed against the governor, lieutenant governor or attorney general, the complaint is referred to the Personnel Board, which retains Independent Counsel to perform the duties ordinarily performed by the attorney general
Here is a head start on the research:
On August 29th, 2008, Thomas Van Flein sent a letter to Independent Counsel for Sen. French, Steve Branchwater introducing himself as Palin’s legal counsel. Sen. French was not CC’d on this letter.
On Sept 1st, a letter came in response… not from Branchwater, but from Sen. French, himself. French’s letter was directly to Van Flein, CC’d to no one… not even his own legal counsel, Branchwater.
ethics disclosure
branchflower complaint
suspension details
emails about wooten
Sarahs trooper interview
notes from the interview
Todds trooper interview
Note that there is even more info out there for those who want it. Ignorance is a choice on this issue, it is well documented and extremely clear cut once you have the facts.
PS - If you only read one of these, read this one. It explains the stupidity of this whole thing very well.
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