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Should convicted former House speaker get his pension back? [MA; Finneran]
Associated Press ^ | Dec 5, 2016 12:33 AM EST | Denise Lavoie

Posted on 12/04/2016 10:19:35 PM PST by Olog-hai

The highest court in Massachusetts is set to hear arguments in a long-running legal battle over whether former House speaker Thomas Finneran should be able to collect his $34,000 annual pension despite his conviction on an obstruction of justice charge.

Finneran’s fall from grace began in 2003 when he lied about his role in a legislative redistricting plan. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: finneran; obstructionofjustice; pension; redistricting

1 posted on 12/04/2016 10:19:35 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Let him spend it from prison.


2 posted on 12/04/2016 10:22:40 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Olog-hai

No. Next question.


3 posted on 12/04/2016 10:31:08 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: Olog-hai

No. Finneran is a real creep.


5 posted on 12/04/2016 10:34:31 PM PST by GreatRoad
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To: Olog-hai

No, he should not. Nor should any elected position have a pension at all. You don’t retire from politics, you can only fail to be voted in (or fail to put your name on the ballot.)

Politics should never be a valid career path, that’s what business is for. And until we take steps to stop our politicians from embezzling public funds for their own benefit (most especially in making cushy retirements for public employees), every state is on a collision course with bankruptcy.


6 posted on 12/04/2016 10:35:45 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Olog-hai

Did he contribute any money? If so, he should probably get that amount back but nothing more.


7 posted on 12/04/2016 11:02:33 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Olog-hai

Need some clarification...

Which Massachusetts Speaker of the House who was sent to jail is this again?

There are so many that it’s tough keeping up without a scorecard.


9 posted on 12/04/2016 11:31:43 PM PST by turfmann
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That is like Illinois governors- without a scorecard hard to remember which one went away for what crime


10 posted on 12/05/2016 12:30:13 AM PST by Nailbiter
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To: Olog-hai

It depends on what the state law and the contract say.


11 posted on 12/05/2016 2:22:46 AM PST by Tax-chick (Nations commit self-extinction one free, personal choice at a time.)
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To: GreatRoad

Trump should investigate the charlatans in Congress to determine who was on the take the last 8 years then prosecute them if they conspired to do harm against the American people, put them in prison, remove their pensions and priveleges to set a precedent for new incoming congressional members. Their finances also need to be an open book for this very reason and they’vd made numerous attempts to change that to try and hide them the past several years. We know why.


12 posted on 12/05/2016 3:18:18 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: turfmann

Howie Carr calls Hindu “Felon Finneran”.


13 posted on 12/05/2016 5:13:01 AM PST by pingman (Cruz lost me. Go Trump!)
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To: kingu
Politics should never be a valid career path, that’s what business is for. And until we take steps to stop our politicians from embezzling public funds for their own benefit (most especially in making cushy retirements for public employees), every state is on a collision course with bankruptcy.

That's why a combination of (1) term limits and (2) all political donations to be ANONYMOUS* is needed to curtail the career politician, who is the cause of many ills.

*You can't sell influence if you don't know who is buying. Every American should have the right to donate to any candidate or party, in any amount they choose; that is FREEDOM. But to negotiate a result for the donation is BRIBERY, a crime. Cut it off.

14 posted on 12/05/2016 7:07:51 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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