Boxer faces ethics complaint for telling teachers to send students to work for campaign

Daily Caller ^ | 10/27/10 | Jonathan Strong

[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.

[Just A Nobody]

Boxer campaign apologizes

Ahhhhh, well then, everything is hunky dory now. Move along nothing to see here.

I swear these lying,thieving, corrupt criminals could murder in cold blood on international television and as long as they said; "I'm sorry if you were offended by my actions." they would get off scott free.

[Overtaxed]

Hehehe....good ad.

[pollywog]

Hey there!!!!! GOOD MORNING !
Yes, I watched that yesterday and laughed til I cried!

Sending morning greetings to you.
Will “ see” you later on Amy’s!

Polly

[BigEdLB]

All: Living in Cali, I can tell you... Democrats are like the PRI used to be in Mexico. No one cares about this if it is a Dem. Just business as usual. They can do anything they want and no one cares, like drug addled sheep, people just march as a bunch of worker ants, into the voting booth and vote against their own interest. Look at the polling. If we were a normal state, Boxer should be 10 points down, not 3-4 up.

BTW - The LA Slymmes-USC poll is bogus. Any poll by a college/university has a 8-10 percent Lefty Poli-Sci professor induced bias. The students want a good grade, so they give the professor what he wants.

[Karliner]

Sadly, Boxer is winning in my state. She's poison but winning:

Seinfeld maestro

Dr Evil responds

[TheThinker]

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

Given that she's Chairman of the Ethics Committee, I'm sure she'll look into these charges with all due haste.

[americanophile]

This practice is rampant in California. They spend every day demonizing Republicans than give their students (both hs & college) an election year assignment that requires them to volunteer for a campaign - wanting a good grade the students all show up and volunteer for liberals/the Democratic Party.

[topher]

On the chance that Boxer is re-elected, should the Republican House of the 112th Congress bring up Ethics charges, or do they have to originate in the Senate?

[In Maryland]

"“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.”

Dear Senator Boxer, I am sorry to have to inform you none of my students can help. I know this is an unusual situation, but as an educator I take seriously my responsibility to teach my students to read and write and to think for themselves. Unfortunately, no literate person who reviewed your record and thought critically about it would EVER support you. So I am afraid my students will be unable to help you - although after the election, I will be happy to ask for volunteers to help you pack up your local offices.

Sincerely,

A [fictional] California Teacher

[Del Rapier]

Apparently liberals really do consider your children to be their property.

Hmmm.......did they handcuff the ones who wouldn’t show up?