Here's a relevant quote from the full report (263 pages, and that's just what they released publicly). You can find this quote on page eight:
...Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act. Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides
"The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust."
Well, I for one am shocked. Who would have thought that Palin's sudden refusal to cooperate with the investigation immediately following her being chosen as the Vice Presidential nominee was a sign of guilt?
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The McCain campaign has, of course, issued a press release pointing out that the panel exonerated Palin of illegally firing Monegan - quel surprise! They fail to recognize that this was never about whether the firing was illegal, but about whether she used the influence of her office to try to pressure Monegan into firing a personal 'enemy'.
Palin's response: Voting for me, you'll see in the report that I did nothing unlawful or unethical in firing a Cabinet member.
That's right, Sarah. According to Alaska law, there is nothing illegal about firing a cabinet member because he refused to fire your ex brother-in-law.
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As for Palin's response, I thought you were paraphrasing, but I Googled it and, sure enough, she literally said she didn't do anything unethical. Uh, the report specifically says she abused her power. What is that if not unethical?
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Oh, now, there you go again, not reading deeply enough into her answer. She did nothing unethical IN FIRING A CABINET MEMBER.
She's right - she didn't. Since she can fire someone she appointed WITHOUT CAUSE - and that's by law - she literally couldn't violate ethics in firing him. The ethics issue was in using and knowingly allowing her husband to use the resources of the governor's office in her personal campaign to have Wooten fired. This is actually a subject she should be pretty well-acquainted with, since she at one point accused at least one person of using government resources for personal reasons (in that case, using government resources to conduct campaign activities) and then was caught doing it herself and apologized for it - oops! I did it again, silly me.
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