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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mostly agree with this, except I think the issue is all Feds, previously, have known not to even ask. They just don’t run in the first place. That’s been the interpretation, by everyone, for forever. I was surprised that her ethics counsel interpreted the issue the way they did.

While I don’t like how this went down, perhaps this is what will lead to an actually apolitical School Board? The ACDC should have no business in this whatsoever. Their caucus system for endorsement in an “apolitical” race is and always has been a bunch of BS. It has kept out both Feds and other qualified candidates who haven’t kissed the right rings or fundraised for the right people, despite being good and faithful D voters. I don’t want professional politicians on the SB. I want the people who will do right by the kids and teachers, even if it means shaking up the status quo. [/quote]

ACDC needs to get out of the SB race altogether.

That said, I am a fed govt attorney who sometimes advises on ethics matters. If an employee disclosed ALL of the facts of this situation to me, I never would have said it was ok to run in the Dem caucus. I would definitely have said it was ok to run as an independent. So, I think I question how much was actually disclosed to agency counsel when the original permission was given. [b] But, if I were in Symone's shoes, I would be happy that someone kept this at my employer's level and didn't elevate it to the Office of Special Counsel. [/b]That's when the sh*t gets real. They don't play over there and, from my experience, they have very little tolerance for Hatch Act violations, especially very obvious ones like this one. There is an OSC opinion out there from the early 2000s that speaks directly to what it means to be an independent candidate and it says you can't seek the endorsement of a political party and still be considered an independent candidate.

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According to a comment on the Arlington Dems FB page, Terron did elevate it to the Office of Special Counsel. SO... it looking like sh*t did get real.  :shock: [/quote]

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