Where Is the Line?

So how interesting is it that Judge Anderson, the federal judge responsible for oversight on the Shakman decree, selected 2 of his friends and former employees to be 66.6% of the team to develop and monitor city hiring? I was thinking about the many ways people get jobs both in and out of government and there are many. Is the G going to crack down on frat brothers and sorority sisters, or family members like aunts, uncles, cousins, parents, sisters and brothers,  or text book authors that tell you to ask everyone you know if they can recommend you for a job?

I agree with the Shakman decree banning hiring and firing.  I think it is patently wrong to fix tests, take money, and in any other way cheat.  That should be prosecuted without question, but just where is the line when it comes to making recommendations?

Where do you think it is? I’d love to hear from you. And if Mr. Fitzgerald is reading this, I know about 50 Alderman who would love to know where you think it is.