Barbara "Dumb as a Box of Rocks" Boxer May Get Detention Over Teacher Solicitation
It’s well known that the teacher’s unions are in the back pocket of the Democrats, but that doesn’t mean candidates can ask teachers to get their students to volunteer for campaigns : In a close election race against former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina, California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer is facing new ethics complaints over asking teachers to send their students to work for her campaign. In an Oct. 27 letter to California education authorities, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), a non-profit group urging lower taxes, said, “In abject ignorance of California state law, the political campaign of Senator Barbara Boxer has openly solicited teachers employed by [Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)] to urge their students to volunteer for her campaign.” The HJTA letter refers to a letter obtained by the Flash Report, an influential California political blog, from the Boxer campaign that urges teachers to recruit their students to work for Boxer’s campaign. “As you may know, Senator Boxer is facing her toughest race yet,” the letter from Boxer says, “please let us know if your students are able to help.” Of course, thanks to a Democrat Secretary of State, Boxer likely will not face any sanctions whatsoever.
Barbara "Dumb as a Box of Rocks" Boxer May Get Detention Over Teacher Solicitation
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