Republican Governor Eric Greitens was indicted for invasion of privacy.
“Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted and taken into custody Thursday for felony invasion of privacy, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner’s office announced Thursday afternoon…
“Gardner’s statement said a grand jury found probable cause to believe Greitens violated a Missouri statute that makes it a felony if a person transmits the image contained in the photograph or film in a manner that allows access to that image via a computer.
“The indictment apparently stems from allegations made in media reports last month that, during the course of an extramarital affair, he took a photograph of his bound and partially nude lover and threatened to publicize it if she exposed the affair.”
Greitens is of interest on this blog because one of his first actions was to pack the State Board of Education and force the firing of the uncontroversial state commissioner of education. Greitens is a huge supporter of privatization and was planning to replace the Commissioner with a charter lover.
But the governor forgot that his appointees were supposed to be approved by the Legislature and they were not. Consequently, none of his appointees serve legally, and there is no quorum on the state board.
What is not clear is why Greiten’s non-legal Board was allowed to fire the state commissioner.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
“What is not clear is why Greiten’s non-legal Board was allowed to fire the state commissioner.”
The answer:
State Senate:
25 Republicans and 9 Democrats
State House of Representatives:
118 Republicans and 45 Democrats.
This is what happens when the GOP owns/controls a state and that explains what is happening with the federal government oo.
Yes! The GOP stands silently by. Complicity and silence equals pure cooperations and approval. Didn’t your Martin Luther King say something like that?
Lots of the Republicans in the Missouri legislature really hate Gov Greitens and are calling for him to resign. Also, a number of rural Republican legislators are not at all supportive of charter schools coming to rural Missouri. Situation more complex than first appearances.
watch the money move in the back room. . . . Not even any smoke anymore. . . .
On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 3:04 PM, Diane Ravitch’s blog wrote:
> dianeravitch posted: ” Republican Governor Eric Greitens was indicted for > invasion of privacy. “Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted and taken > into custody Thursday for felony invasion of privacy, St. Louis Circuit > Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner’s office announce” >
What a scum-bag this guy is — let’s hope his political career is over! (though one has to feel sorry for his wife and small children).
, he took a photograph of his bound and partially nude lover
Greitens is a huge supporter of privatization and was planning to replace the Commissioner with a charter lover.”
Was the charter lover the one who was bound and partially nude?
Or was that a different lover?
Privatization karma.