Comments on: Mapping The Interests of JD Alexander and Company http://www.metroi4news.com/2009/04/mapping-the-interests-of-jd-alexander-and-company/ Highlighting the News from Florida's Central Corridor Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Marialice Quinn http://www.metroi4news.com/2009/04/mapping-the-interests-of-jd-alexander-and-company/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Marialice Quinn Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:24:52 +0000 http://www.metroi4news.com/?p=2924#comment-620 "... I hope I’ve at least provided a comprehensible description of what I perceive them to be.  " You did. And I'm not your mom and read to the end. Good work. tks. mQ “… I hope I’ve at least provided a comprehensible description of what I perceive them to be.  ”

You did.
And I’m not your mom and read to the end. Good work. tks. mQ

]]> By: Robert http://www.metroi4news.com/2009/04/mapping-the-interests-of-jd-alexander-and-company/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Robert Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:24:31 +0000 http://www.metroi4news.com/?p=2924#comment-617 There is nothing wrong with trying to help a constituant.  After all, that is what our elected officials are supposed to be doing.  However, I always believed that one of the first things that was taught in ethics class (if such a class still exists), especially in law school, was that you should not just avoid an obvious conflict of interest, but also the APPEARANCE of any such conflict.  One has to guess that Mr. Alexander missed that lesson, or simply chose to discard it.  He should be reminded that the former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives apparantly missed that lesson, too...and look what is happening to him! There is nothing wrong with trying to help a constituant.  After all, that is what our elected officials are supposed to be doing.  However, I always believed that one of the first things that was taught in ethics class (if such a class still exists), especially in law school, was that you should not just avoid an obvious conflict of interest, but also the APPEARANCE of any such conflict.  One has to guess that Mr. Alexander missed that lesson, or simply chose to discard it.  He should be reminded that the former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives apparantly missed that lesson, too…and look what is happening to him!

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