If a governor who was re-elected only last year were recalled without evidence of malfeasance, it would set an ugly precedent for representative government.
That way the best features of the referendum are kept without letting voters decide that they will not be taxed and how what money remains is spent.James MoyerColumbus, OhioSIR – You say that if Gray Davis were removed from office as a result of the current recall measure "without evidence of malfeasance, it would set an ugly precedent for representative government".
If President Bush and Congress produce a law empowering the S.E.C. to crack down on false accounting and corporate malfeasance without ensuring that the commission has the will and resources to do so, this seemingly ambitious bill will turn out to be just another illusion, a short-lived reform bubble on Capitol Hill.
This maximizes the chance of filming malfeasance without complicating implementation for police departments.
Colleges will fight any obligation to repay the student loans of their graduates, arguing that the regulations lack sufficient due process (e.g., allowing discharge on the allegation of malfeasance without any actual proof).
"It's almost Enron-like, without the fraud and malfeasance.
What protected me was better than average scores on standardized tests by my students, the fact that I worked in very difficult schools by choice, the school and departmental administrators who respected what I did, and tenure, which made it virtually impossible to remove a teacher without documented evidence of malfeasance or incompetence.
In the wake of Enron and the mortgage fraud that led to the financial crisis, the great surprise of the Volkswagen scandal may prove to be that the malfeasance could have arisen systemically, without the direct involvement of anyone higher up (or the involvement of mortgage traders, for that matter).
Tales of official malfeasance abound, the rich drive Lamborghinis without license plates and good Samaritans appear to be in short supply.
Time and again, it appears, auditors and outside directors failed to detect or disclose corporate malfeasance.Related items Lexington: A prophet without honour?Jul 11th 2002 States and wars: Marketing the nationJul 11th 2002 American capitalism: ThumpedJul 11th 2002As political pressure for reform increases, so too does the heat on Mr Bush.
