Aug 29 2008
Dan Blue says NC Ethics laws are absurd
“It gets to be absurd,” says state Rep. Dan Blue of Raleigh. “I don’t mind paying for breakfast, and I don’t mind paying twice what the breakfast was worth. But you have to wonder why.”
The reason is a “gift ban” included in a 2006 state ethics law that governs what legislators can accept from outside parties. It’s similar to new federal restrictions on members of Congress. The laws offer a confusing thicket of regulations just as opportunities for gifts, free meals and entertainment abound at the national conventions. The nonprofit Sunlight Foundation has tracked more than 400 parties at both the Democratic and Republican conventions.
What’s wrong Dan, can’t a wealthy lawyer like you afford breakfast? I see that you went to the Democratic National Convention. I assume you still pulled in all of your endorsements even though were not in town for some of them.
Are you going to cut taxes for 95% of us like Obama is? Are you going to get universal healthcare passed in NC like Obama is nationally? Or better yet, are you going to clean up corruption in the NC Democratic Party like Palin did in the Alaska Republican Party?
What was that Dan? No, No, and No? Well you have had 25 years to do the right thing. And all you have managed is a Mental healthcare boondoggle, a 21.4 billion dollar budget with billions in additional borrowing, and a probation system that has gotten people killed.
You must be a McCain supporter. He can’t control his temper and you can’t control your tongue. Elect him and we will be in war forever and will never be safe in this country again. Make a valid argument.