Thursday, March 3, 2011

State Sen. Jon Erpenbach uses legal maneuver to collect paycheck.

I'm really impressed by State Sen. Jon Erpenbach's paycheck workaround, and by TPM's for great Wisconsin coverage. Since I haven't been to WisPolitics.com this afternoon, I'll let TPM do the reporting: 
TPMDC: Wisconsin state Sen. Jon Erpenbach … has just beaten the Republicans in one of their key efforts to force Dems back to the state - by collecting his legislative pay. 
Senate Republicans last week passed a rule suspending the direct-deposit of absent legislators' pay, requiring them to show up in person at the Capitol -- in effect, to provide a quorum -- in order to receive a check. 
However, as WisPolitics reports, Erpenbach found a workaround: He granted power-of-attorney to two members of his staff, thus authorizing them to conduct many important personal decisions and financial actions on his behalf -- such as picking up his paycheck … Ultimately, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R) put the check in the mail, instead of giving it to the staffers. Fitzgerald spokesman Andrew Welhouse told WisPolitics: "We confirmed with our attorneys and with the chief clerk that was proper."

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