Political News and Commentary with the Right Perspective. NAVIGATION
  • Front Page
  • News
  • Multimedia
  • RSS Feed

    • Tax Hike Wall of Shame

    Gary Peters ineligible to run under Hatch Act?


    By studentsagainstgarypeters, Section News
    Posted on Thu Oct 25, 2007 at 12:55:04 AM EST

    The Peters Report on RightMichigan.com

    Central Michigan University political science professor Gary Peters may be violating federal law by running against Congressman Joe Knollenberg.

    The Hatch Act is a 65-year-old law making it illegal for federal, state and local government employees to run for partisan office if they receive any federal money, prompting questions about Peters.

    CMU is a public school and receives federal funding, and there's no question that Peters certainly benefits by the federal dollars.

    Peters earns $2,031.25 an hour and taxpayer-funded perks as a full-time, temporary assistance professor of political science. He holds the Griffin endowed chairmanship in American government, which involves teaching once a week for three hours.

    < Christoff pens a hymn to a tax raiser | Damage Control? Granholm's DCH Suspends Abortionist "Dr. P.'s" Medical License >
    Display: Sort:
    Gary Peters ineligible to run under Hatch Act? | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)
    Fox News (none / 0) (#1)
    by HouseStaffer on Thu Oct 25, 2007 at 07:16:43 PM EST
    Congratulations on making it onto the front page of Foxnews.com

    $6,000 per week (none / 0) (#2)
    by Victor Laszlo on Thu Oct 25, 2007 at 10:33:01 PM EST
    So, this clown is earning $6,000.00 a week for teaching only three hours.  Plus benefits!?!?!  Incredible!  And people wonder why tuition increases by double digits every year.  I am definately in the wrong profession.  Talk about feeding at the public trough.

    Campaign Finance Laws (none / 0) (#3)
    by Victor Laszlo on Thu Oct 25, 2007 at 10:54:19 PM EST
    On the other hand, if the Griffin Chair is in fact privately funded, then is the $6,000.00 per week for teaching only three hours per week so excessive so as to run afoul of any campaign finance laws???  Otherwise, what is to stop well-heeled conservatives like the Devos family from privately funding numerous teaching posts that are then given to conservatives who promptly run for public office while being compensated $6,000.00 per week (or more) for teaching only a couple hours per week like Gary Peters.

    Gary Peters ineligible to run under Hatch Act? | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)
    Display: Sort:

    Menu

    + create account
    + FAQ
    + Editorial Policy
    + Search

    Login

    Make a new account

    Username:
    Password:
    Join the RightMichigan.com Facebook Group HERE!
    Tweet along with RightMichigan by
    following us on Twitter HERE!

    Related Links

    + The Peters Report
    + Also by studentsagainstgarypeters
    create account | faq | search