This pension scam must be fixed

Here are more details on the pension scam purported by Maricopa Community College District Chancellor Rufus Glasper and several high paid lobbyists. It says that state retirement officials are looking into if the lobbyists should be kicked out of the system, which is what I believe needs to happen.

One of the things that really bothers me about this whole set up is that they didn't report the problems a year ago when they were discovered. He says that he wanted to "avoid the appearance of doing anything wrong." Well, his silence only shows that he knew that he was doing something wrong.

This point is only made worse by their indignant comments. The flippant remark by Jerry Walker saying that the legislature can call it "anything they want until they pass a law that makes this illegal" just shows that they recognize its impropriety. Apparently, common sense does not rule at the Community College district. Next, they'll need a law to prevent themselves from hitting members of the audience at a meeting because there isn't a specific rule against it.

The other scary part of this whole proposition is the notion that these lobbyists "also receive legal protection against lawsuits arising out of their work for the private organizations." Who knows what kind of legal trouble their lobbying work can get them into? Now, the district is on the hook for paying for it?