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By resigning instead of being ejected or placed on trial by the US House, OR by acting before having criminal charges brought against him, Foley was able to "grandfather" his Congressional retirement program (credits).
This means that he can even be convicted of a federal felony and sent to prison and STILL draw his benefits (ALL AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE) just as a number of other former Congressmen are doing while beating on their cell-bars and wearing orange jumpsuits.
NOW THAT YOU ARE INFORMED TO THE //REAL// REASON THAT FOLEY RESIGNED, do you think any differently about him??
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2006-10-03 22:20:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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The more I think about this caper, the more angry I become AND this is not only directed at Foley but at some of the answerers. A position in Congress is a public trust, a nearly sacred honor bestowed by the people on a citizen to represent their interests AND NOT TO USE TO TRY TO HAVE SEX WITH UNDERAGE CHILDREN SENT TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR GOVERNMENT.
I don't that Foley is entiled to ANYTHING. Period.
Sorry. My attitude will not affect my judging the respones. BUT IT DOES GRATE MY CRAW that some of you are saying--hey, he's getting old and has a right to retire at OUR expense.
2006-10-03 23:12:16 · update #1
There are TWO copies of this question and I can only explain this by noting that I was having problems with one of my security programs just now while posting this question. Sorry. Each question will be treated separately.
2006-10-03 23:16:32 · update #2
I still think the same of him ... that is, I am disgusted that he would abuse his office to get close to some teenage boy. Even if what he did is "legal" (and I know this is still under investigation), it was still HIGHLY inappropriate and an abuse of his position of trust and authority.
I am glad he resigned and I hope there is a thorough investigation both into him and all other members of Congress. We shouldn't have dirty old men running our country!!!
2006-10-04 12:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by J.Z. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the same. Foley served his office and deserves those benefits, just like eveyone else. His felonies are an entirely different matter. They're independent of his position, and therefore he will be investigated and prosecuted at any rate, whether by the House or at the federal level. His felonies occurred over instant messaging, which is a form of telecommunication, a service that doesn't depend on the proximity of his office and the pages' dormitory. He might just as well have talked to your son in CA, or started a conversation with a kid spotted at some school. It is a private crime. You're going to reply that he abused his superiority, but this is just a circumstantial fact, because the two were clearly on friendly terms, as can be seen from extensive internet coverage of the conversations. The only kind of superiority that can be fairly brought up is the huge age gap between the two.
2006-10-04 10:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by jarynth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
greater appropriate to depart now than to get kicked out, and characteristic this scandal everywhere in the media for the time of election fever time. i do no longer care that he's gay. I care that he's making use of his place to get underage congressional pages to commerce bare pictures with him. he's in all probability resigning earlier an learn can dig into in basic terms how a ways his depravity is going. And he's writing anti-pedophile law! properly, a minimum of he's sticking to matters he knows!
2016-12-26 09:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by purinton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what he did was wrong. just for that he should loose all his benefits. one does have to ask though who had these im messages and how long did they have them. I am glad to see that he is not being defended by the Republican party his acts will be investigated and he will be charged if he broke any laws. one things for sure he wont get a pardon from bill Clinton like some have in the past.
2006-10-04 00:20:37 · answer #4 · answered by rmisbach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What he did may not be right, but how can you bash the man for guarding his retirement?
If you were old and only a few years from it, you'd guard with your life, if that was going to be your only source of income.
Or would you suffer with the rest of us and live on a low fixed income and have to choose between food or meds for the month?
He may have lied about the reason, but gees, like any other 'human' he's trying to safe guard his future.
And if he were Joe Blow down the street no one would give a dying rat's azz about it.
2006-10-03 22:52:51 · answer #5 · answered by Lucianna 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It clearly obvious that he did not resign "for the good of the party", if had his parties welfare in mind he would have waited until retirement to appease his fantasies. The same with the "honorable" Tom Delay, he resigned for the same exact reasons, as far as pension anyway.
2006-10-03 22:25:26 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I still think what he did is digusting.
Why wasn't this revealed sooner?
Anyone remember Congressman Gerry Studds? Seems to be different standards for Democrats.
2006-10-03 22:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Excellent point I had not been thinking about that. Do we all realize now we are paying for his stint at an Alcohol / Behavior (Ha!) clinic
2006-10-03 23:10:53 · answer #8 · answered by mary texas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thanks For Opening My Eyes On This Topic . It Makes Me Mad. When He's Not Phucking the tax-payers , he's phuckin' YOUNG BoYS . All these guys should be in jail , starting with bush
2006-10-04 13:12:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋