Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger says that state employees will remain ethical if the consequence for breaches is a loss of their pensions.
Berger, an Eden Republican, said in a news release Friday that he intends to introduce a bill that would do just that. Berger issued his release the day after Gov. Beverly Perdue, a Democrat, banned gifts to state employees in her administration.
Berger said public corruption is a consequence of the fact that Democrats have dominated state politics for years. Berger, who is helping lead a Republican charge to win legislative seats, took pains not to offend state employees with his pitch.
"I plan to introduce legislation requiring any state employee convicted of taking illegal gifts or other corruption related charges to forfeit their pension, just like elected officials. 99.9 percent of state employees are working hard for the people of this state and they do not deserve to have their reputations ruined by the few who are not doing the right thing," Berger said.
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Phil Berger is right about incumbent corruption in NC
After all, a lawyer originally from New York that's been in office as head of the GOP in North Carolina for a decade should know what it takes to weed out loserishisness, goingalongtogetalongerattery as well as talkingtothepresswithnothingnewtosayasshattery, and I apologize in advance for all the German words.
After all, I'm not from here. What's a razor, plus I hear you Yanks invented something called shampoo? What's that all about and can we get some in Eden?