Bill Allows Double Dipping

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Published: Thu, May 01, 2008 - 7:41 pm
Last Updated: Thu, May 01, 2008 - 7:53 pm
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama House has passed a bill that
would allow public employees to also serve in the Legislature and
in other elected positions.
The bill would do away with a state school board policy that
says two-year-college employees would not be able to also serve in
the Alabama Legislature or other elected positions. The measure now
goes to the Senate for debate.
The House voted 57-36 to pass the bill which would allow the
practice known as "double dipping."
The sponsor, Rep. Marcel Black of Tuscumbia, says the measure
allows public employees to serve in their elected position. It also
allows them to use leave time when away from their public job while
serving in the elected position.
An opponent, Rep. Mike Hubbard of Auburn, said allowing what has
been called "double dipping" is bad public policy.


(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

We voted these folks in, we can vote them out.  Don’t forget this stuff when elections come around.

Posted by Opinionwriter on 05/02/08 - 11:32 am • Report Abuse.   

Interesting...they vote themselves raises, use tax payer money for their own personal gain, exploit and abuse the power of their elected positions, and now, they pass a bill to allow double dipping.

Posted by Razorsharp on 05/01/08 - 8:18 pm • Report Abuse.   


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