Originally Posted by Gazoo
They're not elected officials who are sworn not to do this.
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True. But they are State employees who cannot use their position to accept outside money for power or influence or perception of same.
Should the assistant or head coach be allowed to take money from Honda for each car a current player buys from them? Or get kickbacks from Milanos for taking recruits out to eat?
I'm not an elected official but as a gov't employee I can't take a coke from your local landfill for fear the next decision I make that benefits them may have been influenced.