By Miss P

November 28, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

That is so pitiful you feel that way(ME). Where have you been the last few years?! Wow!!

By Miss P

November 28, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

That is so pitiful you feel that way(ME). Where have you been the last few years?! Wow!!

By Rob

November 23, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this

Dunno Barry - I think Larry raises an interesting point. If Helen Jones Kelly’s snooping on JTP is a firing offense, why not hold the Bush Adminstration and the DoHS to the same standard on warrentless phone tapping?

By The Dawg

November 23, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

C’mon. There had to be a legit. reason. It is only terrorists that we should NOT be investigating. And campaigning for Obama… That rule only applied if you were campaigning for Republicans. You guys have to read the memo better. But who cares? The homeless vote and college students will put Strickland in office for another 4 years in 2010. Power to the people dude!!

By ME

November 23, 2008 7:35 AM | Link to this

John is right- she is bullet proof, being a black female. I’m no fan of Gov. Strickland, but he’s kind of between a rock and a hard place here. Her actions alone, and her pathetic attempt to explain them show she has no honor, so a respectable resignation won’t happen either. Hopefully, the states admission that her actions were wrong will leave the door open for Joe to sue her and win. Besides, Strtickland is up for re election in 2 years- Republicans will be happy to do the Obama - call every Democrat Marc Dann, Jones-Kelley, and Jennifer Brunner! (Hey, if you can call McCain GWB, why not???!) There’s a reason Democrats never hold control of this state for long- they manage to screw up every chance they get.

By Get Real

November 22, 2008 7:47 PM | Link to this

I am sooo tired of the political party blame game. It should not matter if she is (D)= Douchebag or a (R)= Turd, or if she is white or black. SHE SHOULD BE FIRED!!!!! I personally work with sensitive information and I would be removed in a second if I disclosed any information or tried to use my work to set up donations. For all you that are upset if she does not get removed, remember it when we have to vote again. Politicians will need us to be elected and this could make them straighten up.

By Barry

November 22, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this

and it is people like Larry that make comments like “Perhaps Helen Jones-Kelley suspected Wurzelbacher of being a terrorist; that’s all you need to justify snooping into the private lives of Americans these days.” that continue to amaze me. since when does the constitution protect people who live in another country that are planning on doing us harm? Spies are supposed to listen in to our enemies during times of war. don’t worry, in Jan the magic man will take over and sunshine and magic elves will solve all our problems

By County Employee

November 22, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

I am a county employee in an agency that falls under the authority of ODJFS. It is very clear that all employees of our agency must keep information about the people we serve under strictest confidence. We all got the memo about not using agency time or equipment for political purposes. At our agency, we were also told not to try persuade others toward one candidate or another during work hours. That was not strictly enforced. I could have complained when some of my Republican co-workers sent me e-mails about how great McCain and Palin are and how bad Obama is. I just canvassed for Obama on my own time made calls for Obama on my own time from my own phone and smiled quietly after 11/4 when they cried, “How could this have happened?” So whatever would have been done to my co-workers if I had turned them in or if an employee violated confidentiality (which Jones-Kelly must have done since the information was out there) should happen to Jones-Kelly. Fire her.

By Ramp_Guy

November 22, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

Per Larry at 1058am So Helen Jones-Kelley is the new Jack Bauer?

By ricardo

November 22, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this

To the victors go the spoils.

By STATE EMPLOYEE

November 22, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

I am a state employee. I work for the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. We received several e-mails during the campaign reminding us that the use of state equipment (computer, fax, copier, phone), supplies & work time was not permitted. It was clear that anyone caught violating this policy would be subject to severe disciplinary action including terminaton of employment. All involved should be fired immediately!!!!!

By Larry

November 22, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this

To all of those suddenly concerned with “Joe“‘s right to pricacy: where have you been over the last 6 years? Perhaps Helen Jones-Kelley suspected Wurzelbacher of being a terrorist; that’s all you need to justify snooping into the private lives of Americans these days.

By Barry

November 22, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this

it matters not what kind of person “joe the plumber” is. this was a gross abuse of power, the people who committed the wrong doings in the government should be fired. but wait they are dems, that means even if they are fired they will probably have a job in another part of the state in 48 hours.

By Raoul

November 22, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

Put this is in the same category as Sandy Berger stuffing classified documents in his pants during the 911 commission hearings, getting caught, having his hands slapped, then getting reinstated, and maintaining security clearance. She will come back and will probably reach a high level of office some day. It’s great to be a Democrat!

By Jim

November 22, 2008 1:25 AM | Link to this

All this hoopla over good ole Joe. He’s nothing but a liar and a fraud, and apparently, a symbol of the Republican Party. I see he’s trying to get a book deal like Palin. Kelly Jones was wrong and should be reprimanded, but Palin and Joe are truly Dumb and Dumber.

By Jim

November 22, 2008 1:01 AM | Link to this

Wow, all of you Republicans have such hatred. All I can say, is move. Where? Cali? New York? Fla? Your ideology is outdated. Mary Taylor is playing partisan politics, just like Jones-Kelly. None of it right. Bottom line: Obama.

By Joe Schmoe

November 21, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this

Perhaps Taylor should call for the resignation of Jon Husted as he lives in Columbus, but votes in Dayton?

By Carl

November 21, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this

Dear Daytonite, Have you ever entered into the buildings for MCDJFS? Ever worked there? Know anyone who has worked there? There are quite a few reasons as to why the so-called same positions are posted: 1. It’s not a job for just anyone. It’s hard work, often quite stressful. You have numerous customers making constant demands of every worker numerous times throughout every single day. If some do quit, perhaps it’s not the right job for them. It’s not for everyone. 2.Oftentimes, workers move to new positions within the agency. Many workers either move up in position or move to different areas within the agency. 3. They don’t hire just anyone. Some people work out. Some do not. Also, they may not get the right applicants from each posting and so they’ll likely re-post. 4. There a number of areas to work within the agency and a multitude of positions within each area. Just because it’s the same position posted does not mean it’s the same position available. Try again with some actual logic if you’re going to play the blame game.

By Daytonite

November 21, 2008 6:12 PM | Link to this

Here’s my thought. Somethings are public record, others are not. When you have a job with access to things that are not public record, you know that you can not give out this information without authorization in writing of the parties it involves. As a Director it is not only your job to know this, but your job to insure that all of your staff members also follow the law on this. Yes Law, you can be held liable by law for this. She not only knowingly broke that law, she then tried to say it was a common practice to do. Everyone needs to be accountable for their actions, what party you vote for, what race or nationality or religion, that’s not the issue. The issue is doing your job. Also, from my point of view, if you’ve tried to apply for help from her agency or watched the job postings for MCDJFS you can see that they are not a very well run agency at this point. People having to wait 6 hours or more to apply is one example, but also the fact that the same job postings are posted repeatedly show that they can not keep staff. Any government agency that is well run is not going to have these problems.

By carla

November 21, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

I bet if every state employees email was check, she is not the only one that sent emails pertaining to this historical election or did a back ground check on “joe the plumber”. She is being used as an example because of her race, sex, position and politcal party beliefs. If she does get fired I’m sure that theres plenty more republican and democrats that should or will be going out the door with her.

By carla

November 21, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

I bet if every state employees email was check, she is not the only one that sent emails pertaining to this historical election. She is being used as an example because of her race, sex, position and politcal party beliefs. If she does get fired I’m sure that thers plenty more republican and democrats that should or will be going out the door with her.

By Rob

November 21, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

Squirrellygirl - I don’t know that EVERYBODY thought JT Plumber was a “stellar citizen”. According to Lucas county, he’s been involved in one divorce and a seperate dissolution, and in both cases domestic violenece were cited. So at least Kim and Jennifer Wurzelbacher may beg to differ with you. Evidently, in addition to not paying his taxes ($1,100 to the State of Ohio - and no, according to court records he’s not yet current) he doesn’t pay his hospital bills either - he owes $1,200 there. And, incidentally, if you want to know why YOUR health care costs so much - it’s because your premiums pay for jokers like this. These four facts are available to anybody from the clerk of courts in Lucas county. That is not information that was compromised by the state. Additionally, Joe has self-confessed to other violations of the law related to his work status (not having a license, but working jobs within Toledo city limits where a license was required). What does all this make Joe? A pillar of virtue? Stellar citizen? I’d suggest not. He sounds pretty ordinary to me, and if anything he sounds like he thinks maybe the rules don’t apply to him so much. Up to this point, I don’t have a particular problem with him or his narrative, though. I mean, it’s not his fault the McCain campaign chose to centerpiece him before they knew all the facts. That’s just blind faith on his part as well as the Republican campaign. But where blind faith goes to bad faith is when people like you want to turn Joe into a victim of privacy violations. We’re talking about a guy who went and hired a PUBLICIST before any of the “backgrounding” stuff happened. He has also shared in interviews that twice he has been welfare recipient (which is not a crime - and God bless him if his circumstance was that bad), and in the same interview wants to complain about “the government penalizing his success”. This is the highest order of hypocrisy. Please - just stick to the facts. The guy had data in a state database. The Ohio Department of Family Services went and accessed those records without his permission. It is up to a grand jury to decide if this is an indictable offense. But stop making Joe out to be some kind of hero (unless you are his publicist trying to get him a book publishing deal) - because he’s actually not terribly heroic.

By Allison

November 21, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

How precious that the Republicans posting here hold the Democrats to higher standards than they hold themselves. I’m glad to be an Independent, and was glad to give my vote to Obama, decided solely on the basis of the horror of imagining Sarah Palin as President.

By Ned

November 21, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

Keep her Ted, when Rick Jones runs against you in two years he’ll hang her around your skinny neck.

By Rob

November 21, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this

By the way, does anybody else here suspect that Sen. Husted is anxiously awaiting Rep. Shannon Jones to finish her bill legislating against this kind of background checking? I’ll bet he hopes that sucker gets written quick and passed before some shmoe checks the DP&L records from his Kettering “residence” and discovers that the Kw/hour use suggests that nobody has lived there for a while, or a SBC database search shows no outgoing calls from that residence for a year, or Montgomery County Sanitary shows that six months of water use at his “residence” wouldn’t keep a gerbil alive for a week! Boy howdy - sure hope that doesn’t happen!

By Patty

November 21, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this

Yes there is lots of corruption in our government. Does not matter what party they belong too. We the people of Ohio must say NO and STOP. We are not accepting it anymore. This act of violating an Ohioans privacy should appall all Ohioans regardless of party. Our politicians work for all Ohioans regardless of party. This must STOP now. We are not the peons to government officials, they supposedly work for us the people of Ohio. This woman violated an Ohioans privacy and gave it to the media to discredit him. Our politicans are not suppose to discredit us for asking a question. We are suppose to feel free to ask questions. This is America. Why do some of you not understand that what she did was wrong. She violated Ohioans trust!

By matt

November 21, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this

Im sure she does regret it…now that she is going to lose her job, she should have thought things through

By Rob

November 21, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

Alright, squirrellygirl, then fair is fair. Should a lawyer know better than to call up a large corporate constituent and ask for the use of their private jet to fly to a college football bowl game? A lawyer who was Speaker of the Ohio House? How about using campaign donations to pay for a membership at the Ashland Country Club? Would you have enough discretion not to do that if you were President of the Ohio Senate? The obvious hypocrisy here is that two of the signatories to the call for the dismisal of Jones-Kelly have demonstrated serious ethical lapses of their own. And we won’t even talk about the cease and desist order Auditor Taylor got during her election campaign (for push polling) against Barbara Sykes. Listen to me - if laws were violated, charges will be brought. If Ms. Jones-Kelly is found to have violated a law, then Ms. Jones-Kelly will certainly pay the due penalties, at least with her job and maybe worse. And that is as it should be. But please spare me the “pillar of virtue” posturing by those who are “demanding accountability”. There are plenty of abuses of privilege and power amongst those who are deamding harsher penalties in this particular circumstance.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this

Patty said: “Brunner was probably dragged into this cause she did not do her job either. She did not and has not ensured the integrity of the voting process. They know for a fact one dead person voted this year and possibly 27 more. This is not the first year this has happened. There were also people that received 2 absentee ballots and this has happened before. There were reports of voter fraud happening in cuyahoga county and again this is not the first election. So as much as Brunner protested she knows there has been voter fraud in the past she knew there was voter fraud this year and still she fought doing anything to fix it all the time claiming everything is on the up and up.” AGAIN, BRUNNER SUCKS! And the Obama and some of the Democrats cheated! We can’t trust the results of this election at all. I don’t trust the results.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

The plumber who asked a simple question was perceived as a stellar citizen until Jones and her associates starting compromising his privacy. Then the McCain campaign had to concentrate on keeping the public informed since the left wing news media was swaying to the left and didn’t want to report that those taxes that he owed that shouldn’t have been anybody else’s business but Joe’s, and IRS hadn’t even sent him a bill yet. So you don’t think that effected the election? Most of the people with brains saw through it, but there were people out there that though McCain had bad judgement in publicizing Joe the Plumber, so yeah I think it effected the election that Ms. Jones thought it was okay to use the government files as her own private stash. And no, it isn’t mean to call people out when they are screwing with our privacy, especially WHEN IT IS AGAINST THE LAW, remember the privacy act?

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this

Mike, with all due respect…this was not a simple mistake or lack of judgement. A lawyer should know better, and she did. She still did it. Then there’s the matter of her cheating the government with PERS. Will she get away with it now that everyone is reading about it in this DDN blog?

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 2:51 PM | Link to this

Wow, Kat, you have redeemed my faith that there are at least some Democrats out there with some integrity. Thank you for expressing your opinion, even though you voted for OBAMA! But I do appreciate your post! Thank you!!!

By Rob

November 21, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this

Bob - Thanks for the post, and again - I don’t necessarily disagree. I just don’t know what else the Secretary could have done as far as poll integrity. I felt kind of bad for some of the Diebold guys (I know more than a few of them) - I think they might have bought a box of rocks when they picked up Premier Election Systems. They kind of got caught up in a problem I don’t think they could have foreseen. I think you’re right about poll training - but I can’t blame poll workers for that. I think that’s another reason you devolve to paper ballots - it requires the least amount of training I’d guess.

By greatamericanthinker

November 21, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

RE: “By Allison November 21, 2008 1:02 PM Squirrellygirl, if you want to talk about cheating, why didn’t you mention the great crime of 2000, when FL Secretary of State Katherine Harris oversaw the FL recount and gave the Presidency to Bush?” Allison, you’re an idiot. Bush didn’t steal FL. The democrats complained about vote stealing by Repubs in counties that were run by Democrats. Explain how that happens please!!

By Kat

November 21, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

I am a democrat. I voted for Strickland and Obama. I have worked for Helen Jones-Kelley. I have no personal animus against her; however, it is important to note that she would have fired anyone under her employ for having done the very same thing that she did. She is an attorney and she knew better. She is also “double dipping” (collecting a PERS retirement while getting paid for new service under PERS). Her actions have been an embarrassment to the State. Strickland may have erred by not firing her, but a respectable person would have already quit.

By Mike

November 21, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this

In reading these comments, I’m amazed at the vitriol expressed by so many people that probably don’t know Helen and/or exactly what her actions were. We only know what was reported in the media. The Governor has made his decision, Helen has accepted it. If she made an error in judgment, she’s certainly paying for it. I’m a Republican - I didn’t vote for Obama or for Strickland. From where I sit, I don’t think Helen’s actions “stole the election” for Obama nor do I think any error made by a public official rises to the level of a high crime. It amazes me to see the venom expressed here and the lack of forgiveness. We, as a society, often complain that we get lousy public officials but when we get someone that is both intelligent and experienced, we cry “off with her head” at the first sign of a mistake. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to be a public servant knowing there are so many people waiting in the weeds not only hoping for failure but wanting jail time for any mistakes made. We need to turn down the volume on the hatred and let the established procedures address the issue.

By Bob

November 21, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this

Rob: Other counties in Ohio have used, and are still using the touchscreen system without problems. As a life-long resident of Cuyahoga County, I am well aware of the alleged issues with this system. What I saw as the major problems were a lack of training for the poll workers in how to use the system and horrible security related to the data disks that store the machine’s voting records. I don’t know of anyone here who had problems actually using this system to vote. I don’t believe the problem was the Diebold system or it’s design, but the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections itself.

By R J..Miamisburg, Oh

November 21, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this

Fire Her! ‘Pour l’encouragement des autres’.

By Patty

November 21, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

Brunner was probably dragged into this cause she did not do her job either. She did not and has not ensured the integrity of the voting process. They know for a fact one dead person voted this year and possibly 27 more. This is not the first year this has happened. There were also people that received 2 absentee ballots and this has happened before. There were reports of voter fraud happening in cuyahoga county and again this is not the first election. So as much as Brunner protested she knows there has been voter fraud in the past she knew there was voter fraud this year and still she fought doing anything to fix it all the time claiming everything is on the up and up.

By Sassy

November 21, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this

squirrellygirl states:”I’ve never seen Democrats stick together like this before”….well, a new day is dawning!

By Sassy

November 21, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this

what Jones-Kelley did had no affect on this election…so Repubs give it a rest. The Repubs lost the presidency as well as house and senate seats because folks are fed up with Bush!

By Rob

November 21, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this

Squirrelygirl - Here’s the thing, then. Ms. Jones-Kelly isn’t guilty of a felony because you say she is. She is after she is charged, indicted, and found by a court to be guilty. Outside of that, then we’re talking about judgement and job performance. Her boss deemed her performance in this instance to be substandard and judgement poor enough - to the point of a month furlough without pay.

By Sassy

November 21, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this

actually Joe the Plumbers’ property tax records are accessible through local court records because it is public record.

By Sassy

November 21, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this

actually Joe the Plumbers’ property tax records are accessible through local court records because it is public record.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this

Brunner sucks. I’ve never seen Democrats stick together like this before, but it looks like they don’t seem to care if it is underhanded or not. Just an observation, but I’ve seen way too much cheating in this past election, and no, the results are not trusted at least by me. I have my own brain and this is my own conclusion. You come to your own. Obama redefined the word “lying” just like Clinton redefined the words “is” and “sex”.

By tbill

November 21, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this

Wo cares what an auditor thinks? That’s immaterial to this incident. The question is, what does the attorney general think? At least they’re docking her pay instead of the usual “paid administrative leave” which is basically a vacation. Let us know when she’s charged with a crime. How many months does this take??

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

This is more than just bad judgement. What she did effected the presidential election. I’m not a lawyer, but I just know that she broke more than 1 law here. And she should not be trusted with our private government records again—ever! If it was me, I would have been fired on the spot, no job to go back to, and I’ll bet you everything I have in my purse that I’d be in jail right now, too. She is being given preferential treatment, and this is what causes people to be prejudice when they see unfair treatment and preferential treatment on government jobs, etc. It’s only going to get worse when Obama comes into office. Bush was not perfect, but we WILL look back and wish for the good ol’ Bush days. Stock Market doesn’t seem to like the prospects of this new president who cheated to get his office.

By Rob

November 21, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this

Bob - I hear you, but be fair. The problems with Cuyahoga county’s touch screen systems are well documented (HBO’s “Hacking Democracy” is worth viewing). It’s not as if she willy-nilly decided to use a system that takes longer to count and process for no reason. She kind of had to go with what she knew the county BOEs could verify with minimal challenges. It was that or punch cards.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

Rob, I’m not against due process. But I don’t understand how someone who compromised our privacy using government files can be allowed to go back to her job and gain access again to those same records. Aren’t we supposed to be protected here when our privacy rights have been invaded? It sounds to me like Gov Strickland is just going to give her a 1 month suspension and that is considered for him the end of it. If that is true, then I don’t see this “due process” of which you are speaking, sir!

By Bob

November 21, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this

Jennifer Brunner personally set the voting process back 25 years in Cuyahoga County by scrapping the touch screen voting machines and going back to paper ballots.

By Rob

November 21, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this

Squirrellygirl - the Constitution is holding for you on line 1, it wants to know why you hate it so much? Everybody take a deep breath - it’s called “due process” (from the Fifth Amendment) and it says “No person shall be … deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”. If she broke the law, she will be charged. If she is charged, a verdict will be rendered after DUE PROCESS. When that verdict is rendered, justice will be done. That’s how we do it here in the land of the rule of law.

By kim

November 21, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

30 days w/o pay seems fair to me. If she screws up again, then fire her. And I also want to know why a previous commenter dragged Brunner into this one. Our election was smooth and ethical and the people who keep insisting otherwise are looking like sore losers.

By Bob

November 21, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this

Hey Allison, the 2000 presidential election was over, well, in 2000. Get over it.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this

Yes, she definitely broke the law and deserves to be prosecuted and go to prison. Why should she get special treatment just because she is a black female democrat? Joe should sue her and the gov’t. I know he would win, too! I heard he’s already paid those taxes, and that he hadn’t even received a bill for the taxes when it was splattered all over the news like that.

By Allison

November 21, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

Squirrellygirl, if you want to talk about cheating, why didn’t you mention the great crime of 2000, when FL Secretary of State Katherine Harris oversaw the FL recount and gave the Presidency to Bush?

By Bill

November 21, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

I would be looking into the Govener’s qualifications to run this state if he can’t make the decision to fire her on his own. Nuff said…………….

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this

Well, I don’t see in the Privacy Act where a government official is allowed to search for dirt on individuals just because they came in to some money or because they are supporting an opposing presidential candidate. Do you?

By Bill

November 21, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this

I would be looking into the Govener’s qualifications to run this state if he can’t make the decision to fire her on his own. Nuff said…………….

By M

November 21, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

To “Concerned Person”. Yes, I too am a system administrator. Sucks doesn’t it. But, did she break a law by accessing it? True, here judgement seems to be lacking in her use of said knowledge, but there is always someone who authorizes someone to have said access. They need to step up to the plate and take some of the blame for giving access to someone who apparently does not know how to keep information confidential. Think about it, people in foreign countries have more access to your personal information than many individuals in the US. And you want more outsourcing….This is a prime example of qualified individuals being shut out of a job and someone “given” a job they are unqualifed for ends up with it.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

Provisions of the Privacy Act [edit] Conditions of Disclosure The Privacy Act states in part: No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains….[1] There are specific exceptions for the record allowing the use of personal records[2]: For statistical purposes by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics For routine uses within a U.S. government agency For archival purposes “as a record which has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued preservation by the United States Government” For law enforcement purposes For congressional investigations Other administrative purposes The Privacy Act mandates that each United States Government agency have in place an administrative and physical security system to prevent the unauthorized release of personal records. [edit] Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, P.L. 100–503, amended the Privacy Act of 1974 by adding certain protections for the subjects of Privacy Act records whose records are used in automated matching programs. These protections have been mandated to ensure: procedural uniformity in carrying out matching programs; due process for subjects in order to protect their rights, and oversight of matching programs through the establishment of Data Integrity Boards at each agency engaging in matching to monitor the agency’s matching activity. The Computer Matching Act is codified as part of the Privacy Act.[3] [edit] Access to Records The Privacy Act also states: Each agency that maintains a system of rec­ords shall— upon request by any individual … permit him … to review the record and have a copy made of all or any portion thereof in a form comprehensible to him … permit the individual to request amendment of a record pertaining to him …[1] [edit] Issues of Scope The Privacy Act does apply to the records of every “individual,” [4] but the Privacy Act only applies to records held by an “agency” [5] Therefore the records held by courts, executive components, or non-agency government entities are not subject to the provisions in the Privacy Act. You have no right to these records, or at least no right protected by Congressional statute [6]

By Philman

November 21, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

If they fire her , and they should , get ready for a visit from Al not so Sharpton & Jesse Jackass & the Naalcp.

By Philman

November 21, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this

If they fire her , and they should , get ready for a visit from Al not so Sharpton & Jesse Jackass & the Naalcp.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this

I agree with Ron. Fire her. Fire her now. Prosecute her. Prosecute her now. She needs to be in prison for what she did. Using government email to get a candidate elected is bad enough, but delving into private government records in order to hurt someone and sway a presidential election is a whole other animal here.

By Tom

November 21, 2008 12:49 PM | Link to this

I agree with Rob.

By Tom

November 21, 2008 12:49 PM | Link to this

I agree with Rob.

By squirrellygirl

November 21, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

Sec of State Brunner is the one that made sure all of the questionable ballots were counted in this year’s election, right? Not sure about what else this Democrat has been up to, but it is probably not good. The only reason Obama got elected to Presidency is because he cheated.

By ADmobius

November 21, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

Pete, what exactly does Secretary of State Brunner have to do with this?

By Jack

November 21, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

Fire her! The vitriolic left has no integrity nor scruples. They will cheat, steal, lie, whatever it takes! The Dems will kill democracy and free enterprise.

By Rob

November 21, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this

I don’t get the “no harm, no foul” comments. She’s already been fined about $13K. That doesn’t sound like “life just goes on” to me, anyway. If she broke a law, and her terms of employment call for dismissal in the instance of felony convictions, then she’ll be fired. Until then, she serves at the discretion of her employer, who’s put her on leave. There is a thing called due process - we’re all entiltled to it.

By Concerned Person

November 21, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this

Attention “M” I hope you never had a position that exposed you to confidential information!!! In school, if you acted up, I suppose you mother would want the innocent kid across the aisle punished in order to get your attention

By M

November 21, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this

If she has access to a system, why should she be fired if she uses it ? The person who authorized her access should be penalized. Humans are naturally curious.

By sameDEMbull

November 21, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

Like already posted, if she were a Republican, she would have already found her behind in the unemployment line, but she is a DemocRAT so life just goes on - no harm no foul! It should not matter what party you belong to - you did the deed, now face the music!

By Getoverit

November 21, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this

Let her finish out her 30 days without pay and reinstate her. Republicans are just ticked because the Democrats finally won the state of Ohio after 40 years.

By justin

November 21, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this

itll business as usual with ted strickland do as little as possible to minumize your chances of doing anything wrong. Ken Blackwell was the better choice but to many people were afraid to vote for him just because of how taft ran this state so poorly, but strickland and taft dont see eye to eye on much

By Rich

November 21, 2008 10:55 AM | Link to this

For those who think she should be terminated, here’s the fax # for Strictland…let him know what you, as a constituent, think. 614-466-9354

By John

November 21, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

As a double minority (i.e. black female) Jones-Kelly is bullet-proof. Add the fact that the Gov. is a Dem. and the chance of her being fired is zero. A middle-aged, white, Republican, guy would have already been gone. Facts of life.

By TruthbeTold

November 21, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

She will not be fired, she’s a democrat and they do no wrong!

By Pete

November 21, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

She, along w/ Secy of State Brunner, needs to be fired & sent to jail. However, I’ll really be surprised if it happens.

By Fred E.

November 21, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this

Jones-Kelly won’t be fired because she may lead investigations back to Ted’s doorstep!

By Joe

November 21, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this

Strip her attorney/lawyer license & disbared her.The send her to state penn

By larry

November 21, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

strickland is a clown. fire her.

By larry

November 21, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

strickland is a clown. fire her.

By nyc

November 21, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this

she’ll sue and drag it out in the courts and end up with her job back….so slap her on the wrist and/or demote her and get over it!

By red

November 21, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

She won’t be fired, she’ll get promoted. Uncle Teddy doesn’t have the guts to do that.

By Ron

November 21, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this

She needs to be fired.