[killjoy]

Absolutely Amazing.

[killjoy]

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[TheOtherOne]

Not really. Nobody cares about anything.

I seemed to be the only one who thought it was outrageous that New Yorkers had to pay for a security detail for the mayor's mistress, while also covering his wife and kids. When does the government get off giving my money to support an adulterous affair? Or some drunkerd?

Politicians perks should cease the second their behavior becomes illegal or immoral with my money.

[connectthedots]

The commission of a crime can never be within the duties of a public official. This ruling, if appealed, will be reversed.

[steplock]

Is the bastard at least going to meet bubba in jail?

[agitator]

Of course he was "on duty" - this guarantees there will be a giant piece of the action for the extortionists at the Bar Association.

[martin_fierro]

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[knuthom]

The gist of the ruling is that he was acting within the scope of employment

That is ridiculous. The scope of his employment did not include speeding through a stop sign.

[Liberal Classic]

I'm no attorney, but it seems to me there are clearly established legal guidelines for determining when someone is on duty or off duty, driving in the course of their work or out on a jaunt.

[spunkets]

""The gist of the ruling is that he was acting within the scope of employment," he said. "And the fact that he was convicted of a criminal act did not take him out of the scope of employment because it was foreseeable that his employer, whoever that might be, would have expected a traffic accident.""

Stupid rat judge! Criminal acts are not within the scope of employment. Just as the feds don't have to foresee he was a possible child molester, bank robber, or serial killer, they don't have to foresee he would pay attn and run through stop signs at 70MPH. The judge needs to be overruled.

[GeronL]

He was legislating while driving???

HUH????

[The Great RJ]

Too bad this law wasn't in effect when Teddy Kennedy drove that girl off the bridge--the US taxpayers would have been paying for that one too. At least Teddy forked over personal money for his crime and didn't stick the taxpayers.

I guess according to this ruling a member of Congress could violate all Ten Commandments simultaneously on the way to some political rally and have the taxpayers pick up the civil liability. Too bad somebody didn't tell Clinton about this law since the taxpayers could have paid for the drycleaning of Monica's blue dress.

[Wolfie]

"And the fact that he was convicted of a criminal act did not take him out of the scope of employment...

He's a Congressman. I fully expect that criminal acts are not out of his scope of employment. Heck, they should write it into the job description.

[af_vet_rr]

Everybody is equal. Some are more equal than others.