(Might leave a mark, anyway – promoted by Colorado Pols)
For the past year, Republican Secretary State, Mike Coffman, (and now newly elected Congressman) operated with little regard for ethical conflicts.
The first conflict was allowing his elections official operate a partisan Republican database.
Despite pleas of ignorance, audits proved Coffman corresponded with his database manager via his partisan company’s emails, thereby admitting knowledge of his outside business. The second conflict was that Coffman hired the lobbying firm that represented Diebold / Premier Voting machines to run his Congressional Campaign with the outcome of the election dictated by these very machines.
After a year of dogged investigations, Colorado Ethics Watch may soon get Coffman before Colorado’s Independence Ethics Commission, despite Coffman filing motions to dismiss.
Continue to watch the interview with Luis Toro of Colorado Ethics Watch.
The most important point of Colorado Ethics Watch’s investigation, is not the possible misdeeds by Mike Coffman, no, this is important because each and every time an elected official broke the public trust, from a local elected official to the highest office in the land, we the people must call to account those abuses, if only at the least, to prevent them from being repeated again.
The most important point of Colorado Ethics Watch’s investigation, is not the possible misdeeds by Mike Coffman, no, this is important because each and every time an elected official broke the public trust, from a local elected official to the highest office in the land, we the people must call to account those abuses, if only at the least, to prevent them from being repeated again.
Let us hope the justice from this investigation will send warnings to other possible miscreants and resonate to the lawmakers responsible for prosecuting justice even up to former members of the Oval Office.
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in getting justice from Coffman
…the outcome of this latest CEW allegation will not jeopardize Coffman’s current position, will it?
Of course, the real problem with this story is the association with Colo. Ethics Watch, a classic “cry wolf” organization with correspondingly low credibility. Even if there is a wolf in this case, it’s difficult to believe it because CEW misfires so much.
shaking in his boots.
and if he is censured that could boost chances of a strong primary challenge within his own party.
Good one.
If i am not mistaken, and I am not, Colorado Ethics Watch broke the Kopelman story, the Diebold story, and the Lowder story. Any of these stories would have sunk Coffman if he was running in a competitive district like a CD 7.
And, C.E.W does have Coffman filing motions to dismiss. If there is nothing to hide, and nothing to see, why is he filing motions to prevent an investigation by the Ethics board, which has no legal authority, only Censure authority?
Sounds guilty to me.
…to an admission that the complaint is not frivolous. (Pleading not guilty = pleading guilty?) Welcome to Wonderland!!
but do you honestly think Coffman hiring the same lobbying group that represented Diebold to run his campaign is not an ethical violation?
…and I don’t know the answer. For example, I don’t how the lobbying firm is run, how large it is, whether ethical walls are erected, etc. But you’ve changed the subject. I responded to your allegations that these allegations will “catch up” to Coffman in some meaningful way. I still don’t see how that will happen. Further, I noted that, even if there may be truth to CEW’s complaint, it’s hard to take the complaint seriously because CEW is relatively reckless and scattershot in its allegations. Indeed, CEW engaged in “overstepping” similar to yours in response to Coffman’s motion to dismiss. Much like you, CEW saw this action as tantamount to an admission of guilt or an act of deliberate wrong-doing:
http://www.rockymountainnews.c…
Such wild statements do not inspire faith in the group.
but it will answer if the ethics commission has any real power
and one I’ll be glad to see answered. But hasn’t Coffman already been found guilty of ethical lapses in the whole secretary of state imbroglio? Lotta good that did. He admits he made a mistake and moves on. Unless there’s some action with teeth to it (which this commission doesn’t have), it’s another ethical blemish on Coffman’s already blemished profile but nothing more.
That’s an absurd question and you know it.
Next thing you know, those pesky defendants will start “filing motions” to challenge frivolous prosecutions, exclude illegally obtained evidence and charge prosecutors with having insufficient evidence. If they’re “filing motions,” why don’t they save us all the trouble and confess?
What Jamba said.
But he isn’t.