Posted on 02/23/2011 12:34:53 AM PST by Nevadan
Elected officials and Unauthorized Leave of Absences
It would seem to me, depending on the state, that there must be some kind of limitation on how long an elected state official can remain gone from work without permission? Anyone know?
I don’t know the answers to your questions, but I do know how Gov. Perry handled fleebaggers. He cut off their state credit cards.
When the Texas renegade dems realized that the cost protesting redistricting from out of state was going to be out of their pockets, they went home.
Now...instead of having their checks automatically deposited, the fleebaggers from WI will have to pick up their paychecks in person.
Except for the beginning of a late winter storm, all in all a good day.
They will just return with a 'Doctor's Note'.... ;)
The WI legislature should be jamming through every bill that does not require quorum, fast as possible, one on top of the other.
These pigs will eventually come home as they always do.
Walker should NOT do that. He should, however, publish the bills these morons ran up at state expense and let the electorate scalp them 'politically'. Or, he could file charges for misappropriation of funds, since their vacation is not official state business.
Didn’t McCain and Obama take a “leave of absence” during the entire 2008 year? I am not sure that there is any rules on that. Gabby is on a pretty significant leave of absence too (understandably), but I don’t think they have any rules on this. Didn’t Texas has people leave for a period of time and go to Oklahoma for awhile because they did not want to vote. I think the only way that they pay for leaving is the next election and hopefully people will remember this. Haven’t heard a peep from the Senators from the state.
Legislators are elected by the people, their only bosses. They are independent individuals, answerable to no one but their constituents.
Now, perhaps the legislature has some rules governing excessive absences (I doubt it), but these rules are created by the legislators themselves, not some other gov’t official or entity. So, perhaps the speaker, majority leader, or party leader can admonish a legislator for excessive absences, but I doubt anything else substantial can be done.
IIRC, there have been many instances where federal Congressmen have been grossly absent from Congress. Only the election of someone else has ever solved the problem. Perhaps another Freeper can provide some names of notoriously absent Congressmen.
It seems to me the solution in WI is simple: The Pubs should start the voting on bills requiring only a majority vote. A bunch of Leftist law could be repealed & replaced in this way. The Rats need to know that absence has a very high price.
re: “It seems to me the solution in WI is simple: The Pubs should start the voting on bills requiring only a majority vote. A bunch of Leftist law could be repealed & replaced in this way. The Rats need to know that absence has a very high price.”
That sound good, except that I think they must have a quorum to even conduct any kind of business at all. This is what so rankle’s me and, I’m sure, the rest of the nation - these guys are truly shutting down the government - the very thing the Dems are accusing the Republicans of wanting to do in Washington. The hypocracy and b.s. is miles deep.
I asked about the leave of absence thing because I hoped there was some kind of rule in place in WI that would limit how long a state official could be AWOL. I noted in the U.S. Congress that any congressmen who is in the national reserves and who get called up to active duty (as has happened after 9/11), that these congressmen would be granted a leave of absence. But, who grants the leave? And, if they are gone for an extended period of time, plus have not received “permission” to be absent - what happens then?
Anyway, it was just a thought.
re: “Didn’t McCain and Obama take a “leave of absence” during the entire 2008 year?”
Good point, but, as with congressional members who are in the national reserves, they can be “granted” an extended leave of absence. Maybe McCain and BO were granted a leave of absence? I don’t know.
re: “Didn’t McCain and Obama take a “leave of absence” during the entire 2008 year?”
Good point, but, as with congressional members who are in the national reserves, they can be “granted” an extended leave of absence. Maybe McCain and BO were granted a leave of absence? I don’t know.
re: “Didn’t McCain and Obama take a “leave of absence” during the entire 2008 year?”
Good point, but, as with congressional members who are in the national reserves, they can be “granted” an extended leave of absence. Maybe McCain and BO were granted a leave of absence? I don’t know.
Sorry everyone about the last post being posted three times!!! I always wondered how much of an idiot you would have to be to do that - now, I know because I “are” one.
My computer was running slow and acted like it wasn’t going to post - so, I clicked the “post” button a couple of times and now I’ve joined the club.
Again, sorry about that.
Actually...I’m impressed at how they’ve handled the fleebaggers.
They won’t have direct deposit of their state salaries anymore.
They have to pick them up in person.
BTW, I thought that Gov. Perry cutting their state credit cards was a stroke of brilliance!
As soon as they found out it was on their dime, they high tailed it home...
My hope is, they are using state funds to support themselves. That is fraud! Bring ‘em up on charges.
Heh...the fact that they now have to show up in Madison to receive their state checks means that they are living on their own personal dime.
It worked in Texas...;o)
Anything to get at least one of them away from the sanctuary state of IL, and back to his/her own turf....
Plus...public opinion isn’t very sympathetic towards the fleebaggers.
This may be a Win - Win moment. We shall see.
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