Comments on: Legislator in the clear over collection http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/11/12/legislator-in-the-clear-over-comics-collection/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jas http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/11/12/legislator-in-the-clear-over-comics-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-452818 Jas Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:32:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10014#comment-452818 Not quite an accurate interpretation of the original news report published within the Knoxville News Sentinel: "State law requires disclosure of investments worth $10,000 or more. Androphy said investments are typically purchased with an eye toward selling at a profit later, while Mumpower "may want to be buried with them or leave them to his family or something." Besides, Androphy said, the law is aimed at giving notice of financial interests that could pose a conflict with an official's public duties. A comic book collection, he said, "doesn't strike me as something the public would need to know about." Androphy said his comments were off the cuff, and he might need to research the matter for a definitive answer." Androphy is the executive director of the Tennessee Ethics Commission (and not the entire TEC board consisting of six other members) --- the entire TEC could need to be conveined in order to clear an invetsiagted ethics matter. Comic books? Not a problem for House leader Republican doesn't need to list as investment http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/12/comic-books-not-a-problem/ Not quite an accurate interpretation of the original news report published within the Knoxville News Sentinel:

“State law requires disclosure of investments worth $10,000 or more.

Androphy said investments are typically purchased with an eye toward selling at a profit later, while Mumpower “may want to be buried with them or leave them to his family or something.”

Besides, Androphy said, the law is aimed at giving notice of financial interests that could pose a conflict with an official’s public duties.

A comic book collection, he said, “doesn’t strike me as something the public would need to know about.” Androphy said his comments were off the cuff, and he might need to research the matter for a definitive answer.”

Androphy is the executive director of the Tennessee Ethics Commission (and not the entire TEC board consisting of six other members) — the entire TEC could need to be conveined in order to clear an invetsiagted ethics matter.

Comic books? Not a problem for House leader
Republican doesn’t need to list as investment
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/12/comic-books-not-a-problem/

]]> By: Evan http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/11/12/legislator-in-the-clear-over-comics-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-452811 Evan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:15:14 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10014#comment-452811 To paraphrase Pink Floyd: "HEY, CONGRESS!!!! LEAVE OUR GEEKS ALONE!!!!!!" To paraphrase Pink Floyd:

“HEY, CONGRESS!!!!

LEAVE OUR GEEKS ALONE!!!!!!”

]]> By: nikochi http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/11/12/legislator-in-the-clear-over-comics-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-452809 nikochi Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:02:35 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10014#comment-452809 interesting. interesting.

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