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Pam Bucy Campaigned for Attorney General While on the Clock at her State Job
Records obtained through a Right to Know request and a review of Democrat Attorney General candidate Pam Bucy’s event activities have revealed several instances of her conducting political campaign work on state time.
On May 24, 2012, Pam Bucy announced on Facebook that she gave an interview with National Public Radio at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse. (The interview aired on May 25.) The same day, Pam announced on Facebook that she “Had a great time talking with local Democratic leaders and activists over our party’s statewide weekly conference call.” She recorded her time that day as 8 sick hours.
On April 19, 2012, Pam Bucy attended a Planned Parenthood lunch event. She recorded her time that day as 6.5 regular hours, 1.5 sick hours.
On March 22, 2012, Pam Bucy attended a Missoula Wine, Women and Politics event, which ran from 5:30-7:30pm. She recorded her time that day as 4 regular hours, 1 vacation hour, and 3 sick hours.
Pam Bucy Lobbied Against Our Gun Rights
In 2009, Pam Bucy lobbied agianst House Bill 228, also known as the Castle Bill. The bill, which numerous Democrats including Governor Brian Schweitzer supported:
- Clarified the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm in plain view and to present the firearm for defensive purposes when threatened.
- Put clearly into statute existing Montana case law providing that, when threatened, a law-abiding citizen has no duty to retreat if the person is in any place he or she has a legal right to be.
- Expanded existing law to allow the use of force in defense of an occupied structure and prevented landlords and hotel operators from restricting self-defense rights.
Pam Bucy Wants to Grow State Bureaucracy with a New ‘Environmental Crimes Unit’
At a time when communities in Eastern Montana are struggling to meet the law enforcement challenges posed by the Bakken oil boom, when the state sex offender registry is broken, when the state crime lab is in need of reforms, and when there are so many other demands for state financial resources, what’s Pam’s priority? Creating an “environmental crimes unit.” More state bureaucrats and more state bureaucracy. That’s why one radical environmentalist group endorsed her: “[i]f elected, one of her priorities is to create an Environmental Crimes Unit in the Department of Justice…“
Montana doesn’t need a new state bureaucracy siphoning resources away from programs that actually help keep our communities safe.
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