Va's AG continues to abuse his office

NeonSamurai · 05-04-10, 06:31 PM

Meaning he is using an act that is akin to a subpoena, that doesn't require any other legal body other than himself to sign off on it, no judges or anything. He doesn't even seem to need to have any actual evidence of wrong doing. I have a problem with all of that, especially given his history, and very obvious bias. He his using his office to for his own personal agenda, which I think is wrong no matter what side of the fence the agenda is on. I also don't think he should have that kind of power to begin with (I do not like that act as it is).

Also there is the problem that he appears to be heavily warping that act (I very much doubt this was the intent of the act). As was mentioned, grant money does not pay for the professor's salary, only the research and associated costs. So the first 2 parts of the act that he is invoking is out ("of the act forbidding employees from making false claims for payment, submitting false records for payment or conspiring to defraud the state"), and I wish him luck proving conspiracy to defraud when the prof doesn't even profit from the research (other than keeping his job at the university by engaging in research, but that is something else which I will leave for now). Plus of course he doesn't seem to have any actual evidence.

Of course the big thing is that this AG is not doing this to make sure the research is on the "up and up". He wouldn't have a clue one way or the other as he isn't a scientist. He is doing it to fuel his anti GW campaign which includes suing the EPA, and as such is warping this act to fish around for 'evidence'. Add to that his constant references to the 'climategate' emails (of which the official investigation found absolutely no evidence of any wrong doing BTW) as evidence that the science is false. Only thing I wonder though is if he is doing this because he genuinely believes it, or if he is just pandering to his perceived constituents. I suspect the latter mostly.

Anyhow I think that this whole thing is politically motivated. I am also concerned on the direction this will take.

05-04-10, 06:31 PM	#8
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Meaning he is using an act that is akin to a subpoena, that doesn't require any other legal body other than himself to sign off on it, no judges or anything. He doesn't even seem to need to have any actual evidence of wrong doing. I have a problem with all of that, especially given his history, and very obvious bias. He his using his office to for his own personal agenda, which I think is wrong no matter what side of the fence the agenda is on. I also don't think he should have that kind of power to begin with (I do not like that act as it is). Also there is the problem that he appears to be heavily warping that act (I very much doubt this was the intent of the act). As was mentioned, grant money does not pay for the professor's salary, only the research and associated costs. So the first 2 parts of the act that he is invoking is out ("of the act forbidding employees from making false claims for payment, submitting false records for payment or conspiring to defraud the state"), and I wish him luck proving conspiracy to defraud when the prof doesn't even profit from the research (other than keeping his job at the university by engaging in research, but that is something else which I will leave for now). Plus of course he doesn't seem to have any actual evidence. Of course the big thing is that this AG is not doing this to make sure the research is on the "up and up". He wouldn't have a clue one way or the other as he isn't a scientist. He is doing it to fuel his anti GW campaign which includes suing the EPA, and as such is warping this act to fish around for 'evidence'. Add to that his constant references to the 'climategate' emails (of which the official investigation found absolutely no evidence of any wrong doing BTW) as evidence that the science is false. Only thing I wonder though is if he is doing this because he genuinely believes it, or if he is just pandering to his perceived constituents. I suspect the latter mostly. Anyhow I think that this whole thing is politically motivated. I am also concerned on the direction this will take. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff