Representing her constituents or herself?

[proud2BlibKansan]

Republican Rep. Shari Weber: Representing her constituents or herself?

Submitted by fgorman on March 23, 2006 - 2:17pm. Headlines | Party News

TOPEKA – In a blatant breach of ethical conduct, Rep. Shari Weber (District 68, Herington) publicly opposed and voted against legislation that increases competition for a private organization for which she serves as the president/CEO. With only two weeks remaining in the legislative session, Rep. Weber is demonstrating her priority is putting her personal business ahead of the people’s business.

“Kansas has a part-time legislature, but Shari Weber is acting like a full-time lobbyist,” Kansas Democratic Party Executive Director Mike Gaughan said. “Rep. Weber needs to remember she’s an employee of the people of Kansas first. She should do her job and stop putting what’s best for her ahead of what’s best for the residents in Dickinson and Morris counties.”

Just like the trade association she works for, President/Representative Weber has been actively working against SB 264, which passed the Kansas House of Representatives yesterday. SB 264 is a compromise between the Kansas Bankers Association and municipalities that allows cities, counties and school districts to invest idle funds in banks that have a physical presence in the taxing community. Weber spoke against SB 264 on the House floor where she also distributed a letter written on her state legislature letterhead encouraging legislators to vote against the bill.

President/Representative Weber is a current employee of Community Bankers Association and served as a lobbyist for the association when she was defeated by Bill Kassebaum in 2002.

http://www.ksdp.org/?q=node/view/2026

[Big Unit]

1. Morally & Ethically Bankrupt

It never ceases to amaze me how bankrupt many Republicans are when it comes to basic concepts of ethics in government. At the same time as all these Republican congressmen and women, as well as members of the Bush Admin, are being disciplined and indicted, we discover another example of the same brand of misdeed in Kansas. Weber certainly isn't the only local Republican who commits blatant ethical misdeeds - witness Adam Taff or whatever his name is that used huge sums of campaign money to leverage the purchase of a personal home - but Weber is certainly of the same ilk.

Some Republicans behave as if there are no ethical boundaries. This kind of arrogance will be the downfall of many of them this November.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I hear you

Yes, it is Adam Taff. Then there is Kris Kobach, who ran against Dennis Moore (he defeated Taff in the primary). Kobach is now representing FAIR in their fight against resident tuition for illegal immigrants in Kansas. And FAIR is on the Southern Poverty Law Center's list of hate groups.

Things are no better in MO. There is a Senator from St. Louis promoting vouchers by traveling around the state claiming that 95% of the kids who graduate from the KCMO public schools are functionally illiterate. That is a blatant lie which is easily refuted by looking at test scores, etc.