A whine-O-gram sent out on Friday has the North Carolina state senator soliciting the faithful for funds.
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As of this posting, it appears Shaw is still a NC state senator. The North Carolina General Assembly website states that Larry Shaw is still the district 21 senator for the 2009 - 2010 session.
MeThinks there's an obvious conflict of interest. When is someone going to demand Shaw to step down?
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I just don't understand why this isn't being more widely reported.
Talk about a conflict! How can this guy Shaw claim to responsibly represent his whole district at the same time he is actively lobbying for a special interest group? Where do his loyalties lie?
This just stinks to high heaven.
And no one is saying BOO about it.
What would happen if Shaw was soliciting funds for Focus on the Family or one of Focus's sister organizations? Hmmm?
The you-know-what would hit the fan in a heartbeat.
Skye & Dinah, you're both making great points.
However, this new-all-inclusive-administration is clearly lacking the backbone to confront the issue.
Once again, the people have to rise up and make some noise. I've emailed both OH senators w/o a response so far.
You'd think there'd be some kind of an ETHICS body with rules governing this kind of extra curricular activity.
Silly me, I forgot we're dealing with a government official and ethics don't apply to our government officials...
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