David Kocieniewski, "Former U.S. Attorney Seeks to Unseat Corzine," The New York Times, January 9, 2009, p. A24.
Benedict Carey, "Psychologists Clash on Aiding Interrogations," The New York Times, August 16, 2008, p. A21. (Psychiatrists, and now also psychologists, are to refrain from all involvement in "interrogations" on penalty of violating professional ethics rules and criminal laws.)
Mark Mazzetti & William Glaberson, "Obama Will Shut Guantanamo Site and C.I.A. Prisons," The New York Times, January 22, 2009, p. A1.
Catherine Rampell, "Layoffs Spread to More Sectors of the Economy," The New York Times, January 27, 2009, p. A1. (Unemployment soaring among white collar workers. New Jersey is among the worst hit states.)
Eric Schmidt, "Two Prisons, Similar Issues for President," The New York Times, January 27, 2009, p. A1. (The pervasiveness of torture -- with the assistance of American psychologists, despite their own ethics rules -- is much worse than people thought.)
Christopher J. Christie, former U.S. attorney in New Jersey -- and one of the few prosecutors in the state who actually seemed to be aware that political corruption is a crime -- has anounced his candidacy for the Governorship. Why the man wants to be governor is anybody's guess.
The state of New Jersey is described everywhere in America as "broken" by high taxes, waste, theft of government resources or services, burdened with pervasive political corruption as well as the most inept and corrupt state judiciary in the nation. Until Mr. Christie came along to indict some of the mafia and political goons hanging around county courthouses, Third World levels of thievery and incompetence were taken for granted as "the way things are done."
"Our state's business tax climate is ranked 50th in the nation and has become so unattractive to employers that only government jobs are growing in New Jersey."
Another 4,000+ private sector jobs in New Jersey are expected to disappear before the end of 2009.
Some of those government jobs (public sector) will go to living persons, whereas many will no doubt continue to be awarded to dead people who vote for the "Democrat machine." ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "How to be a politician or lawyer in New Jersey.")
New Jersey's general level of legal professionalism and honesty in the judiciary must also be ranked 50th in the country. This is only because it cannot be ranked any lower. I remember the amused remarks of a person who is now an Appellate Division judge, I am told, as to the behavior of a drunken judicial colleague at a party. The drunk may be on the Supreme Court in Trenton by now. Right boys? Most N.J. are on the take in one way or another. They are subject to political pressures. Also, many are deficient in their legal and all other kinds of education. A small number of judges are what I describe as stupid, that is, functioning at a below average intelligence level. These are often the most political judges.
My fond recollections of a judge who got appointed in exchange, allegedly, for refraining from litigating a nasty matter against a prominent politician (a man who wished to avoid little "embarassments") will be explored at length in a future essay. Several other judges who enjoyed colorful "political" lives before rising to the bench will have their lives dissected in this blog. The best is yet to come.
More little tid-bits concerning judges and big time personal injury lawyers ("just sell everything a little short and you can settle quickly!"), often hanging around courtrooms to speak to clients represented by colleagues in order to STEAL those clients from so-called "friends" -- friends who refused to do the same to others! -- all of these "issues" and more are coming up for discussion. You're gonna love it. I wonder how much plaintiffs' lawyers kick back to New Jersey Superior Court judges to pressure insurance companies for nice settlements? Jose? Any ideas?
Hey, how's Debbie? Stuart? Anne Milgram? How are the guys and gals at the OAE? Still more ethical than the rest of us, Stu'? New Jersey's judges are among the best money can buy.
" ... nothing in Trenton gets done to fix these problems. We can change this. [Mr. Christie said:] We can solve these problems if we're willing to make the tough decisions."
The only thing that gets "fixed" in New Jersey is legal proceedings involving the OAE and their friends. New Jersey is a rat hole and sewer where mob guys run the show, while judges let them slide for a piece of the action. The legal profession is sold out and demoralized. Prosecutors have unofficial loyalties that determine who gets indicted and who gets a walk, in order for those same prosecutors to get a judgeship down the line. ("Hudson County is the Home of Political Corruption" and "Mafia Involvement in New Jersey's State Police," then "Prosecutors let rapists slide in New Jersey.")
"If the desire were there when voters went to the polls and enough 'public servants' had the guts to stand up for the people, disinfecting the sewer that is New Jersey politics would be relatively easy. Will corruption ever be under control? It's doubtful, despite the best efforts of the men and women in Jersey journalism whose hard work keeps exposing the graft, and prosecutors like U.S. Attorney Christie who keep pursuing the crooks, and the efforts of whistle-blowers like Joe Potema, Ken Connolly, Michael Nappe, and Joseph Carruth, who spoke out for what is right and suffered the consequences."
Bob Ingle & Sandy McLure, The Soprano State, p. 287 (emphasis added).
Ms. Milgram and Mr. Rabner, do you honestly claim that you are not aware of the events detailed in these posts? Daily criminal censorship by N.J. lawyers and other officials or their agents? Is that denial still possible for you so-called "public servants" at this point in our little saga? Are you two "litigators" looking the other way in exchange for pay offs? Or because you are frightened? Who do we gotta talk to solve this thing?
What will it take for New Jersey's institutions to respond to this crisis in the legitimacy of the state's legal system resulting from blatant government corruption? Are you not ashamed of what both of you -- Mr. Rabner and Ms. Milgram -- along with the institutions in which you allegedly "serve" have come to represent to the world? You should be. Are you not embarassed to be associated with the most corrupt state legal system in the country? Mr. Rabner and Ms. Milgram? NJSBA Members? Law schools? Media?
I will devote many future essays to detailing unethical, incompetent, corrupt, disgusting and absurd behavior and decisions by the likes of Stuart Rabner, Jaynee LaVecchia, Anne Milgram, Mark Baber -- and many other so-called "members of the bar" and/or judges in New Jersey. Is your only answer to send me another threatening letter from the DRB? OAE? AG? John? Boys and girls? When are we getting together for a little chat? Some tea and crumpets, maybe?
If Critique is unavailable on February 1, 2009, then I will continue to post essays at blogger while I search for an alterantive site where images can be posted.
