Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Are legislators above the law?

Ok, Legal minds, is a state legislator trying to be above the laws that he helps create?

A state senator signs a contract with someone to buy his house. He owns the business right next to their home in. He said he wasgoing to rip the house down and expand his business there. Since the contract was signed they (the owners) started building a house in(city) expecting the Senator's money to be able to finish the house. About two weeks ago this senator shows up to the house saying he no longer has the money to buy the house and doesn't really want it any more, sorry.

There is a copy of a contract, is this senator breaking the law?

What do you think?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have heard about this situation.
So sad for the humble family who started building a new home based on the terms of the contract sale of their old home. I guess the senator doesn't think they can afford a lawyer. Maybe they can't.
Is that a reason not to follow through with the terms of the contract?
hmmm

Anonymous said...

I happen to know the family. This senator dealt very unfairly with them. He's taking advantage of the fact that they won't and maybe can't go to a lawyer. Now the family is stuck with an unfinished house they can't move into and school starting for their children who will probably have to start school in their current town and then transfer in the middle of the year to be with their dad in the new town once he can find someone to buy their house. Senators are still required to keep the laws like every one else.

Anonymous said...

I'm aghast! Don't we look to our political leaders for examples in political propriety? NO QUESTION that this senator is out of line and should be required to follow through on the contract that he himself signed!

Anonymous said...

I'm aghast! Don't we naturally look to our political leaders for political propriety? NO QUESTION that the senator should follow through on the contract that he himself signed!

Anonymous said...

I know who this is: it's Parley Hellewell!