Nothing lights up our tip line like Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart. Some of the tips cannot be substantiated, others seem outlandish, even for this commissioner’s office. A recent one says they themselves may have to contact the authorities to alert them of the rampant alleged fraud that is going on in her office, to which I say, great, please do so, for if the corruption is so rampant, and if you have evidence of it, then what are you waiting for.
This is not to say that we aren’t keeping an eye on KWS. We have covered the allegations against the on the Insurance Commissioner going all the way back to May of 2009.
So it was with interest that I saw that an ethics complaint had been filed against her. But then I find out who filed it.
Christian Hudson, a Lewes businessman and member of the Sussex County Campaign for Liberty chapter. At first glance, he appears to be a Teabagger, on second, and more correct glance, he is a Ron Paul – Rand Paul Libertarian.
My first instinct is that this complaint will not be taken seriously due to who is complaining. And then I read Mr. Hudson’s reasoning:
“Nobody is backing me, this is just being filed as a private citizen. There’s no petition to sign, no website/Facebook/Twitter/etc, no infrastructure for support at all. I’m doing this because I feel something has to be done to stop this culture of corruption in Dover. Thomas Paine said “Those who expect to reap the blessings of Liberty, must undergo the fatigues of supporting Liberty.” Our politicians are just completely out of control and drunk with power, so if nobody else is going to stand up and fight the corruption I guess it’s up to the individual citizens and that means me.
And he goes on like that.
I was hoping something new had come to light. But if the complaint is just a cover sheet with CRI’s past posts on the Insurance Commissioner, which is what CRI says on their blog, how likely is it that this will lead anywhere? Indeed, one has to wonder why an ethics complaint was not filed by someone inspired by the CRI back earlier this year when CRI published their investigative report. Or by someone associated with the CRI itself. Lee Williams? Charlie Copeland?
So I plead with our anonymous tipsters, if you know something and have evidence of it, file an ethics complaint, for the love of God. There are whistle blower laws to protect you. It will have more force and effect coming from inside the Insurance Commissioner’s office supported by new evidence that it will coming from a Teabagger / Ron Paul Libertarian regarding stale allegations.