A Little more on the Hero;
The PBS onlineNewshour summarizes the House Banking Scandal, also known as Rubbergate: "In 1992, many House members were suspected of bouncing checks from accounts they held at the so-called "House Bank" -- a loose operation that allowed member of Congress to cash their checks but kept shoddy records and often were quite delayed in recording deposits or withdrawals. Although the lawmakers had broken no laws and many did not even know they were bouncing checks, several took advantage of the bank system and many voters viewed the scandal as a blatant abuse of power. Of the 296 sitting representatives and 59 former members who had overdrafted their personal accounts in the preceding 39 months, the House Ethics Committee released a list of the 24 worst abusers."[1]
Boxer was among the top 24 involved in the House bank scandal. On March 1, 1992 the Sacramento Bee quoted Boxer as admitting she didn't pay enough attention to her House bank account. More specifically,
that meant 143 bad checks totaling $41,417 over a three-year period that she had written on the House bank
Barbara Boxer - SourceWatch
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CALIFORNIA'S BAD CHECK LAW
May 1999
A. OVERVIEW OF BAD CHECK LAW
1. [ß 1] Claim for Statutory Penalty
Under California's Bad Check Law #1, a person who has written a check to another person or business can be required to pay the amount of the check and either a statutory service charge or a statutory penalty if the check is returned by the bank due to insufficient funds. The person who wrote the check is called the "drawer" and the person or business who accepted the check is called the "payee."
County Of Marin: District Attorney  -  California's Bad Check Law
Just a thought here, have we all the sudden lowered the standard for hero? or are we now in admiration of someone who has spent years in Washington D.C. and has little if anything to show for it other than the fact that Boeing is quite happy that she keeps them making C-17's the Air Force does not need?
