The legislative panel to investigate whether or not Sarah Palin abused her power in trying to have her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired ("Troopergate") has concluded that she did, indeed violate the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Law.
According to the panel, Palin put pressure on, and allowed her husband to use the governor's office to put pressure on Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan to fire the trooper. When he refused, Monegan himself was fired by Palin.
The panel, however, has no authority to sanction Palin. Only the state Personnel Board can do that. By the time the personnel board investigation is over, so will be the presidential election and if Palin is the vice president, any finding of guilt or measly $5000 fine will mean next-to-nothing to her.
If Palin is to be sanctioned for her wrong doing, it's up t the voters to do it. You can find the panel's final report here. Give it a read and decide for yourself if Palin deserves to be the second-most-powerful person in the world, come November.
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