Posted on 06/16/2004 3:25:36 AM PDT by jmstein7
A Hofstra University Law School student wants to see Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry return most of his Senate salary for the past two years to cover the days he has been absent campaigning.
Law student Johnathan M. Stein, 28, filed a complaint against Mr. Kerry of Massachusetts for cashing the pay checks and Senate Secretary Emily J. Reynolds for not deducting pay for his absences.
"I learned about the issue by accident," Mr. Stein said.
"Mrs. Reynolds has knowingly and willfully" violated section 2 paragraph 39 of the U.S. Code by giving Mr. Kerry his salary without deducting daily wages for each day that he has been absent from the Senate, Mr. Stein said.
Mr. Kerry began his day in New Jersey facing questions from reporters about Massachusetts Republican Gov. Mitt Romney's request that the senator resign his seat so the governor could appoint someone with the time to fill it.
"It's not fair, it's not right, and the public is not being well-served," said Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey.
She said Mr. Kerry has missed 64 percent of roll call votes last year and 87 percent this year.
Mr. Kerry refused to resign, saying: "I believe I am serving the citizens of Massachusetts and the country in the proposal I've laid out about health care for all Americans, which George Bush has not, to balance the budget, to be fiscally responsible."
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There are talkers and there are doers, and you, my friend, are a doer! Go get 'em!
Thank you and good luck.
Instead of answering the question, he tries to segway it into some campaign garbage.
BUMP!
The Washington Times Picked Up The Kerry/Reynolds Ethics Violation Story... more to come, I'm told.
BTTT
BUMP!
The Washington Times Picked Up The Kerry/Reynolds Ethics Violation Story... more to come, I'm told.
Good for you. Fox News covered the story about the ethics charge against DeLay, in the interest of being fair and balanced, they should cover this.
"I believe I am serving the citizens of Massachusetts and the country in the proposal I've laid out about health care for all Americans, which George Bush has not, to balance the budget, to be fiscally responsible."
Well if Bush had been fiscally responsible, balanced the budget and provided healthcare, Kerry wouldn't have missed any votes. (John Kerry has an obvious passive/aggressive personality problem and he needs to get help)
They did cover this :) Doocy even mentioned how 43 re-imbursed the state of Texas for days when his lt. gov. had to stand in. And Doocy also mentioned how Sen. Dole chose to resign from the Senate before he ran.
He's using the homosexuals to go after Dubya with all their give me a month honoring thing. Transgender and bisexuals will be next to demand a special month to honor them.
BTTT!!!!!!!
How about expenses....has he charged any to his Senate office account?
He doesn't need the money, he's the richest poodle in the Senate.
Bump!
Good! I stand corrected.
Will the rest of the press pick up the story?
Will the deductions be made?
Stay stuned for an exciting summer.
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