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November 7, 2008
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that two former state employees will have to answer questions posed by a special legislative committee that investigated whether former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. targeted longtime state employees for political firings. The committee issued its report two years ago on what were characterized as arbitrary and unfair personnel decisions by Ehrlich, a Republican, without answers to some questions from Gregory Maddalone and Craig Chesek. That is because the extent of the committee's subpoena power became the subject of a legal battle. Now that the state's highest court has ruled, Del. Adrienne A. Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat and co-chair of the committee, said the panel will reconvene to get those answers and complete the report. She said investigative subjects should not be allowed use the courts to stall legislative inquiries indefinitely.
This is from the Court's website:
Craig B. Chesek and Gregory J. Maddalone v. Adrienne A. Jones
No. 117, September Term, 2007.
LEGISLATURE - INVESTIGATIONS - SUBPOENA POWER
A Special Committee formed by the Legislative Policy Committee, a
bi-partisan committee of the Maryland General Assembly, has the
same power to issue subpoenas as that of the Legislative Policy
Committee under § 2-408(a) of the State Government Article. The
Legislative Policy Committee’s power to delegate subpoena power to a Special Committee is implied in the statute.
Opinion at:
http://mdcourts.gov/opinions/coa/2008/117a07.pdf
It has long been practice for incumbents to "clean house" when they take office. I guess it is only acceptable when a democrap does it. BTW, Sarah Palin even looks hot as a cartoon character. Certainly would rather have looked at her in a press conference than Biden.
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ReplyDeleteAnd think how much more effective she would be dealing with Putin "1 on 1"! After all, she can see his house from hers, right?
McCain and Palin just showing the american public what is going to be left of the US Military after four years of Obama!
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