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« Chance of showers | Today | Traffic: Slow going into the city » May 31, 2007Montalbano seeks dismissal from Ethics CommissionPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Ethics Commission holds a hearing today on whether to dismiss the ethics case against state Senate President Joseph Montalbano. Montalbano is accused of violating the state ethics code by voting for a casino resolution that would have benefited West Warwick at the same time he was doing legal work for the town. His lawyer filed a motion last week asking the commission to dismiss the case and arguing that state legislators can't be prosecuted for their votes. Montalbano, a North Providence Democrat, is currently scheduled for a trial-like hearing before the commission on Tuesday. He has asked for a jury trial in Superior Court. The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. -- The Associated Press Posted by Jack Perry CommentsJo | May 31, 2007 11:53 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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When are we going to wake up in this state and realize what an ethics violation is? One thing they taught us when we took legal classes in school was that the first thing you do before accepting a client is to make sure that there is no "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" within the firm - this is pretty close to a textbook definition of that in that he is voting on issues that directly affect his law firm client!!!
Perhaps we need to pass some sort of rule that says legislators cannot assist clients who have an interest in anything that is being voted on, or that they recuse themselves from the vote - oh yeah, we alrady HAVE it - it's called the CODE OF ETHICS" - give him a highlighted copy (and his lawyer, too) and then enforce the law to the fullest and make an example of this for the future legislators who make think of doing this.
It is way past time to get the corruption out of this state and change our reputation as "the most corrupt little state in the union".