In her resignation speech, Palin said the array of ethics complaints was taking a personal toll and crippling her ability to govern. She officially leaves office July 26 and will be succeeded by Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.
In her complaint, Andree McLeod said that two days before Palin was named John McCain's running mate, she signed travel documents that stated "conclusion of state business." A similar document soon after the election stated "return to duty status."
McLeod said Palin's signature on the documents demonstrated a "willingness to forgo her duties as governor" to travel on the national campaign. She added that she filed the complaint now only because she was waiting for a final document from the state in response to a public records request.
McLeod said that given that temporary absence, Palin should have turned over the governor's responsibilities to Parnell as required by the state constitution.
"The reason this is so serious is because the transfer of power should have taken place but did not," McLeod said Tuesday.
here is the article from
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/07/another_ethics_complaint_filed.html">Cleavland.com. Its an AP article so it should show up in other places later.
Apparently process and procedure are lost on this woman. No wonder the wing-nuts love her so much. She doesn't give a wit about the rules. Anyone what to venture a guess of what would have happened if Clinton had done this when he was governor ?
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MZr7
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