Marriott just fired an employee because she's a Democrat

[gollygee]

70. You could say that about anyone

First, the "abstain from voting" is how it has to go, because every single person who could possibly run for a city or county position has potential conflicts of interest. There is no way to get anyone who could not have a conflict of interest. They all live in the city or county, and most work there. It is unavoidable, whethere you "buy it" or not. And having people abstain from voting is how it works. I was a newspaper reporter who covered municipal government for a number of years, and it is completely normal and unavoidable.

And anyone can vote against their employer's interests. Employers don't own their employees and their votes. Almost everyone who runs for county commission works somewhere. It is not fair and not good for our democracy to create a climate where only independently wealthy people can hold office.

She's running for a county commision seat, not as treasurer, and Marriot is a hotel chain, not a financial advisor or bank.