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1) he was representing Alberta at the time; so his "free time" activities (once publicly known) are impacting his role as a government member.
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Not if everyone just said "who cares?" and moved on. It's only an issue because people make it an issue. And people shouldn't.
As far as him breaking this particular law in the US, I put that at about the equivalent stigma of getting busted in some Third World craphole for not saluting Dear Leader's statue or some such equally absurd regulation. Not that the US is some Third World craphole, but their drug and sex laws are generally reminiscent of one.
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Originally Posted by First Lady
2) going forward how well will he be able to do his job? This is probably one of the most traumatic events a relationship can be put through. Again this will impact his ability to properly represent his constituents.
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You can't be serious. If any kind of stressful event was cause for quitting/being fired from your job, there'd be a handful of people working 800 hour weeks while the rest of us were unemployable.
The main problem I have with this situation is that I abhor the idea that your personal and public life have anything to do with each other. I don't like the current trend towards having companies vet you via social media before hiring, and I don't like how "character" is becoming more important than actually being competent at your job. A tendency to value a superficial upright moral posture over all other qualities only creates pressure for conformity via fear of censure, which is something you find in totalist dictatorships and should have little strength in a supposedly free nation.