Comments on Advance Indiana™: Unions Funded Democratic Lawmakers Exile In Urbana, Just As We Thought

"Unions contributed $139,000 to the Indiana D...

2011-04-21T06:38:25.299-05:00

"Unions contributed $139,000 to the Indiana Democrat Party during the walkout, every penny of which went to pay off the $84,953.70 hotel tab."

I can't see how you make this math work, unless the hotel was tipped very generously. Surely some of those 1.39 million pennies must have went to something other than the hotel tab?

Perhaps you meant that every cent of the hotel tab came from the donation?

What about ghost employment law? They were paid, ...

2011-04-19T20:25:41.590-05:00

What about ghost employment law? They were paid, then they stopped showing up for work for 5 weeks.

Actually they might be right about the fines. Fed...

2011-04-19T15:52:59.613-05:00

Actually they might be right about the fines.

Federal and state labor law only allows an employer to deduct certain specific things from a person's paycheck, absent a written agreement with the employee. I have doubts they can deduct fines from a person's regular paycheck. They deducted from their per diem check instead of their salary check. I don't know if the rules are different for an expense check as opposed to one you get for salary.

You also have the issue of separation of powers. One could argue that courts don't have a right to interfere in the internal operations of the General Assembly.

Gary? Who enforces these laws preventing lobbyis...

2011-04-19T11:34:48.194-05:00

Gary?

Who enforces these laws preventing lobbyists from these activities?

I think we should organize people to make formal complaints and demand that the offending party be prosecuted.

Is this not just a corporation engaging in politic...

2011-04-19T11:33:23.583-05:00

Is this not just a corporation engaging in political advocacy, the same sort of activity Republicans usually howl to protect?