What Are The Rules, Governor Corbett? — Reader bfbarbie has submitted this link to a PoliticsPa.Com piece regarding the ironic headache a recent action by the Pennsylvania Department of State is causing Gov. Tom Corbett.
The State Department, for which the Governor is responsible, dropped off reams of nominating petitions to every legislative office in the Capitol in an attempt to save $1,436 in postage.
Fine and wise EXCEPT having the petitions handled by staffers during work hours could be construed as the kind illegal politicking that Corbett made his bones prosecuting in his previous life as Attorney General.
Eric Fillman, who is the legal counsel on the House Committee on Ethics, issued a warning to all staff that the petitions be left alone.