Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by saden1

I believe he should have been dismissed from the force for his conduct. The question is whether or not under the law he should have been dismissed from the force without her involvement? Would she have tried to coerce his superiors to fire him if he was an officer she didn't personally know?

This might not seem like a big deal but it is. The governor is not bigger than the law, we are after all "a nation of laws." Next thing you know t's Monica Goodling and the firing of US District Attorneys all over again.

The investigation determined Palin had the authority to do what she did (i.e., she didn't break any law). Also, there's a world of a difference between trying to get this guy fired and the Goodling situation.