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Sept. 10, 2009 Two very interesting and important legal and political issues are being raised virtually simultaneously in New York these days, making the upcoming legislative session and two successive election seasons very interesting indeed. First, to be considered, for what it is worth, with past performance especially in mind, is ethics reform. These are so called rules that elected officials are supposed to be in compliance with. Of course, it should be pointed out from the onset we have the brazen example of one Charles Rangel, Chairman of the House Tax writing committee, admittedly making him a federal, not merely a state employee, as a reminder of what sort of role models New York voters have to look forward to, although Mr. Rangel's problems are also pertinent on the state level since many of the responsible politicians who appear dedicated to supporting him through the good results, the bad outcomes and ugly times like this are very local, indeed. I sincerely expect his problems to go to the next election to be fully resolved and only if a competent candidate comes forth to put up a respectable challenge, raising questions about his payment of taxes, his handling of tax issues and even the relevant ethical issues involved. Of course, this may depend more on the other political parties rather than good time Charlie's myriad and legion friends amongst the Democrats where, based on long experience and knowing what I do, I would expect little to be said or done about Chairman Rangel's handling of tax issues and even less about his paying them, other than the usual sheep cries about due process or let the system play out or whatever, blah, blah, blah, especially since he is another of those multiple political millionaires who have grown rich milking the system. With the House Tax Chair's problems hopefully being given a thorough examination, I want to point out that there are other things that should be given close scrutiny by the entire electorate. Why shouldn't the voters be told about wife beatings and other predilections and legal problems that have been raised about potential and actual candidates for office. New Yorkers appears to have a playboy in the Governor's Mansion and an acknowledged lesbian leading the City Council. Why shouldn't the entire gang, that is, each and every individual member, be given the once over to make sure everyone knows who is leading the political show and what is really going on. Some of these people are shameless, let me tell you. Perhaps in addition to revelations about lobbying and the like, all sources of income and business links be revealed so the voters have a solid idea of what is going on in Albany. Just because their money is safe doesn't mean questions shouldn't be raised. After all, the national Democrats, led by millionaires Nancy Pelosi, Barack Barry Hussein Obama and the above mentioned good time Charlie Rangel rail against the rich. Here is the public's chance to know what is really going on and how political fat cats are milking the system, especially locally, the fount of patronage and one of the root causes. Then, there is reform of the State Constitution. Two important issues that I am very interested in have already been raised and hopefully will see the light of the voter's gaze, to wit, term limits and tax caps. Many New York politicians think they own their seats. Worse, the State and City seem to have an excess of poverty hustlers, elected officials who appears dedicated to making everyone poor, while waxing fat playing the system. Now is the time to limit abuses and injustices and see that the field is fair and level for everyone.
Ironically, while it is the state Democrats who are currently suffering from the stings and arrows of leveled ethics charges, the state Republicans appear to want to play cosy with the political opposition by suggesting Richard Nixon's son-in-law as state party chairman and letting hot to trot Rudy, who does have a lot of positives, nonetheless, make a run for the governor's job. This should be interesting, very interesting, indeed.
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