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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlynn and Patreus both commited far greater crimes both have kept full pensions
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Flynn and Patreus both commited far greater crimes both have kept full pensions (Original Post)
MattP
Mar 2018
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Pensions are earned income in lieu of salary. You can not take away past earned income,
Fred Sanders
Mar 2018
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Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)1. Pensions are earned income in lieu of salary. You can not take away past earned income,
that would be state sponsored theft.
MattP
(3,304 posts)2. But they are talking about taking McCabes
And a general can have a star stripped and his pension adjusted for a offense
malaise
(268,715 posts)3. They cannot have accepted McCabe's resignation from a specific date and
now fire him. They would lose big time in any court of law.
Fuck the Con and his vindictiveness.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)5. You are right.
Love to see this go to any Court.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)6. So they are just floating this story out there for what purpose? They are some
sick MF'ers...
malaise
(268,715 posts)7. Because they are
sick M'Fers...HE may have given instructions but he has very few friends or willing tools left.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)4. Hope He runs for office now if this happens
For a RepubliCON held Senate seat. He'd win it, and could cause more hurt to them , and the American people would back him for it.