[P-Marlowe]

**The Abuse of Power finding was with respect to issue one (Violated Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a)).

AS 39.52.110. Scope of Code.

(a) The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust. In addition, the legislature finds that, so long as it does not interfere with the full and faithful discharge of an officer's public duties and responsibilities, this chapter does not prevent an officer from following other independent pursuits. The legislature further recognizes that

(1) in a representative democracy, the representatives are drawn from society and, therefore, cannot and should not be without personal and financial interests in the decisions and policies of government;

(2) people who serve as public officers retain their rights to interests of a personal or financial nature; and

(3) standards of ethical conduct for members of the executive branch need to distinguish between those minor and inconsequential conflicts that are unavoidable in a free society, and those conflicts of interests that are substantial and material.

I still don't see it.

[Gondring]

I still don't see it.

It's on page 8 of the report, with the evidence from pages 8-47, and the explanation on pages 48-68. You probably want to look at pages 8 and then 48-68.

He specifically quotes: "The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust."

[P-Marlowe]

It sounds to me like this statute specifically authorizes the Governor to pressure any public official in regard to the exercise of their duties over any personal issue, just as if she were a regular citizen.

So her personal pressuring of Monegan to fire her ex-brother in law for Tazering her nephew and threatening to kill her parents seems more than consistent with the authority granted by this code section.

Even if she were not the governor she would have been hounding this guy to fire the creep. This section guarantees her right to do so, so long as it does not "interfere with the full and faithful discharge of an officer's public duties and responsibilities".

This is a legislative panel. It is made up of the same kind of idiots who run the congress.

[xzins]

I agree with you, PM. (a)(3) also seems to absolve Palin.

(3) standards of ethical conduct for members of the executive branch need to distinguish between those minor and inconsequential conflicts that are unavoidable in a free society, and those conflicts of interests that are substantial and material.

I'd say that defending your family against tazers and death threats do not constitute serious conflicts against Alaska that are substantial and maerial.

I don't think Palin did anything wrong.