August 17, 2005


Governor Golf Coupons charged

Bob Taft, or Governor 17% of Ohio has just been charged with ethics violations in Frankin County Court this afternoon.

Gov. Bob Taft has been charged in Franklin County Municipal Court with four criminal misdemeanors for failing to disclose golf outings and possibly other favors.

The charges were outlined at a press conference Wednesday afternoon with Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien and Columbus City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr.

If convicted on the first-degree misdemeanor charges, Taft faces a maximum fine of $1,000 and up to six months in jail on each count.
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The Constitution says the governor, judges and any state officer can be impeached if they are charged with a misdemeanor, even if they are not convicted.

The Ohio House of Representatives has the sole power to initiate impeachment proceedings. A simple majority -- or 50 of 99 members -- would have to vote for impeachment.

Oooh. Pass the popcorn, baby. Taft ran in his first campaign on a platform of "cleaning up" government in Ohio. What he meant was for everyone but him, apparently. He booted two of his top appointees for the same thing not too long ago. Who could have "Noe'n"?

Just another Family Values republican for the Grand Old Police blotter, Ohio Edition!

posted by Jo Fish on 08.17.05 at 04:10 PM





Comments:

I hope he is just the first in a lo-o-o-o-ng line of guilty GOoPers to get what's coming to them. See? They CAN be charged with crimes and the world won't end. DeLay, Junior, Cheney...

posted by: Nina on 08.17.05 at 06:59 PM [permalink]



Lest we forget, the ethics rules that are tripping him up were passed in 2001.
During his reign.

posted by: montag on 08.17.05 at 08:03 PM [permalink]



There are more crooks to round up! Get 'em!

posted by: mando on 08.17.05 at 10:07 PM [permalink]



But, but.... he didn't intend to be a hypocrite. It's the thought that counts, doesn't it?

posted by: Rook on 08.17.05 at 11:53 PM [permalink]



Yeah, no doubt he should get a break. After all, he was just testing the system to see if it works...."yeh, yeh, that's the ticket! He was just *testing*"

IOKIYAR

posted by: Satan luvvs Repugs on 08.18.05 at 12:39 PM [permalink]






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