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Boxer faces ethics complaint for telling teachers to send students to work for campaign
Daily Caller ^ | 10/27/10 | Jonathan Strong

Posted on 10/27/2010 6:45:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

In a close election race against former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina, California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer is facing new ethics complaints over asking teachers to send their students to work for her campaign.

In an Oct. 27 letter to California education authorities, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), a non-profit group urging lower taxes, said, “In abject ignorance of California state law, the political campaign of Senator Barbara Boxer has openly solicited teachers employed by [Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)] to urge their students to volunteer for her campaign.”

The HJTA letter refers to a letter obtained by the Flash Report, an influential California political blog, from the Boxer campaign that urges teachers to recruit their students to work for Boxer’s campaign.

“As you may know, Senator Boxer is facing her toughest race yet,” the letter from Boxer says, “please let us know if your students are able to help.”

Boxer’s campaign was unable to immediately comment on either its letter nor the HJTA’s letter.

HJTA’s letter cites a portion of California law governing teachers’ conduct which makes it illegal for teachers to solicit political support of students, including donations and volunteer work.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: barbaraboxer; boxer; ca2010; california; carlyfiorina; complaint; cultureofcorruption; ethics; hjta; joncoupal; lausd; teachers
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1 posted on 10/27/2010 6:45:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Liberals (Democrats) do stuff like this all the time; they see nothing wrong with it. But if a REPUBLICAN did it....


2 posted on 10/27/2010 6:46:53 PM PDT by Jerrybob
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To: NormsRevenge

Complaints have never, and will never, thwart Demonrats’ dirty tricks/tactics.


3 posted on 10/27/2010 6:48:15 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop Barry now. He can't help himself.)
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Boxer and Obama.. Change Corruption you can believe in count on..
4 posted on 10/27/2010 6:48:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Not as bad as what Patrick Murphy has done in PA.


5 posted on 10/27/2010 6:51:06 PM PDT by Keen-Minded
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To: NormsRevenge

This kind of stuff has been in the news for days and Californians and other libs from other states just yawn and pull the lever for whatever lying lib is on the ballot.


6 posted on 10/27/2010 6:51:34 PM PDT by kezzek
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To: NormsRevenge

“In abject ignorance of California State Law...”

They’re also abjectly ignorant of(or abjectly dismissive of)the Constitution.

IMHO


7 posted on 10/27/2010 6:51:50 PM PDT by ripley
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Anti-tax group files ethics complaint against Barbara Boxer; Boxer campaign apologizes

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=75645

Carolyn Lochhead - SFGate.com


8 posted on 10/27/2010 6:51:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Will anyone do anything about it? File charges? ......I detest that these violations of law, just get passed under the rug!!!!


9 posted on 10/27/2010 6:54:42 PM PDT by pollywog ("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
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To: NormsRevenge

Ethics? We don’ need no steenkin’ ethics!


10 posted on 10/27/2010 6:57:30 PM PDT by stboz
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To: NormsRevenge
Boxer is both pathetic and desperate.
11 posted on 10/27/2010 7:01:41 PM PDT by South40 (I can see November 2nd from my house!)
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To: Keen-Minded

I would have to challenge that statement. She is related to the Kennedy’s.


12 posted on 10/27/2010 7:04:23 PM PDT by 23 Everest (A gun in hand is better than a cop on the phone.)
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To: NormsRevenge
“In abject ignorance of California state law, the political campaign of Senator Barbara Boxer has openly solicited teachers employed by [Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)] to urge their students to volunteer for her campaign.”

Here's the truer version:

“In utter contempt of California state law, the political campaign of Senator Barbara Boxer has openly solicited teachers employed by [Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)] to urge their students to volunteer for her campaign.”
13 posted on 10/27/2010 7:04:28 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: NormsRevenge
The important thing to see in this faux ignorance on Boxer's part is that (illegally) searching out the least informed, most ignorant, least engaged human beings in the state for support tells us all we need to know about "Bouncer" Boxer.

Another "by all means possible" moment for the progressive criminals.
And if high schoolers or younger students are involved, we're talking child abuse to boot; exploiting the intellectually immature.
Hey Ma'm have you considered recruiting at mental institutions? Just a thought.

Why can't ordinary citizen voters file a class action suit against the political crook? Subverting the value of the vote is certainly an injury to the entire state citizenry.

14 posted on 10/27/2010 7:05:18 PM PDT by Publius6961 (chcj"In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won."h the total es)
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Complaints have never, and will never, thwart Demonrats’ dirty tricks/tactics.

Yep. What we need are charges and convictions. But that will never happen in places like CA.

15 posted on 10/27/2010 7:07:03 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY ("The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -Dennis Prager)
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To: Keen-Minded
Not as bad as what Patrick Murphy has done in PA.

And what might that be?
I'm sorry; I left my Ouija Board in my other suit...

16 posted on 10/27/2010 7:08:26 PM PDT by Publius6961 (chcj"In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won."h the total es)
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To: NormsRevenge

Libs are pathetic. They view such indiscretions as bold, assertive, aggressive, and that person regardless of the law will get things done. BAAAAD is good.

The more indiscretions, the better in the eyes of the morons that comprise the Leftistsphere.

The best bet for the sake of our Nation is to legislate that only Citzens with brains can vote.


17 posted on 10/27/2010 7:10:31 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Checking: Is it still October?

Yep.

Surprise!


18 posted on 10/27/2010 7:14:31 PM PDT by rockrr ("I said that I was scared of you!" - pokie the pretend cowboy)
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To: Jerrybob
As a teacher I can assure you that teachers tell students to tell their parents how to vote. Worse yet, some parents want to be told how to vote by their kids.

It is not just sad, it's scary.

19 posted on 10/27/2010 7:17:16 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Fear God and Government - especially when one tries to become the other!)
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To: NormsRevenge

I’m sure that the Chair of the Senate Ethics committee (the Honorable Barbara Boxer) will get right on it. :)


20 posted on 10/27/2010 7:18:52 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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