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| Investigators: Sebelius Illegally Campaigned on Taxpayer's Dime |
| 2012-09-14 |
| [blog.heritage.org] Independent federal legal officials have concluded that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated federal law by conducting political activity "in an official capacity," according to a statement released on Wednesday. "Sebelius violated the Hatch Act when she made extemporaneous partisan remarks in a speech delivered in her official capacity on February 25, 2012," the news release from the U.S. Office of Special Council states. "Oh, but that doesn't apply to Democrats! And remember, it's been around since the '20s or '30s, at least! It's way obsolete!" The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from using their official authority or influence to affect the outcome of an election. A federal employee is permitted to make partisan remarks when speaking in their personal capacity, but not when using their official title or when speaking about agency business. After the event, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reclassified the trip from official to political and issued a statement to that effect. Secretary Sebelius and HHS reimbursed the U.S. Treasury for all costs and expenses associated with her travel to the event. OSC found no evidence that Secretary Sebelius made any other political statements in her official capacity. The B.O. regime's decision to allow cabinet secretaries such as Sebelius to speak at events sponsored by large Democratic electioneering groups has raised other Hatch Act concerns. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 During the Bush years, if a Republican politician had an integrity issue, he resigned immediately under Republican pressure. But when a Dhimmicrat had an integrity issue, the Republicans never put any pressure on the Dhimmicrat poli to resign. I always felt that the reason you put pressure on your own, was to give legitimacy for putting a full court press on the opposition as well. Didn't happen, should've happen. Not happening even now! |
| Posted by: Shiter Poodle8362 2012-09-14 22:46 |
| #11 "Can a woman be a fascist?" Don't be sexist, Raj. Women can do anything they want. And I've no doubt she wants to be a fascist. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-09-14 19:24 |
| #10 Can a woman be a fascist? That's my impression of her. Because she looks like Governor Tarkin? |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2012-09-14 18:04 |
| #9 Move it along, nuthin to see here... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-09-14 11:59 |
| #8 Progressives = Communist party Both have the same goals, the same operations and the same view of the little people they are better than and are supposed to govern. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-09-14 11:46 |
| #7 PS Where is the Bill? Sitting next to the Air Force One cabbie and phone service? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-09-14 11:42 |
| #6 Well yeah, Sebelius attempted to break money appropriations laws in Kansas before being promoted to steward of your body. For Greensberg, she was instumental in coordinating with the national progressive movement before taking any action, turning a backwoods tragedy into private companies sporting green products paid for by government money. Don't let the look and behavior fool you (Think grandma from futurama), she is on board and nose deep in the collectivist movement. In fact, I could listen to the arguement that she has been groomed for just such this position - no other reason for her, a nobody from a nobody state, to have the State of the Union rebuttle back in the W days (2008) except for her insurance busting days and grandmotherly behavior. And she is as Kansan as Obama is. She is, in fact, from Ohio from generational high level government lineage, former governor of Ohio, just drives better than a Kennedy. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-09-14 11:40 |
| #5 Can a woman be a fascist? That's my impression of her. |
| Posted by: Raj 2012-09-14 10:56 |
| #4 What P2K said. This administration has a callous disregard for the law and the Constitution. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-09-14 10:25 |
| #3 'Legal' is for the small people. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-09-14 08:55 |
| #2 He is their god! They must speak and chant of him! The Amazons of Dahomey were crack all-female troops, all female, who also served as royal bodyguards. They were also priestesses and wore crescent moon crowns. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-09-14 05:00 |
| #1 No longer illegal - trip was reclassified as political and costs repaid to the gov't. It's like if you get caught robbing a bank but give the money back everything is fine, right? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-09-14 01:04 |