tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post4063009561706351173..comments2023-05-20T06:45:28.421-07:00Comments on ALABAMA CONFIDENTIAL: FY 2008-2009 Annual Report Alabama Ethics CommissionMax Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462265300417588171noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-60212177923155455032011-02-12T15:58:51.416-08:002011-02-12T15:58:51.416-08:00All paid gatekeepers under the guise of true ethic...All paid gatekeepers under the guise of true ethics. This is disgusting and criminal. This is fraud. A deliberate breach of faith or trust. It's treachery. A perfidy which has gone unpunished - til now. <br /><br />They have been generous with themselves and taken advantage of the public trust until there is none left.<br /><br />And they are about to find out how generous I can<br />be.Major Magnanimitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-28928196525958105812011-02-12T06:21:53.480-08:002011-02-12T06:21:53.480-08:00Well what do you expect from a former lobbyist for...Well what do you expect from a former lobbyist for UA? We're all up in arms about lobbyists and their influence and here we have one running the damn Ethics Commission!<br />Remember when Sumner was blaming the lack of investigations on Troy King? That wasn't finger pointing by accident, that was Riley directed blaming.NoRileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-85978679547134566092011-02-12T06:05:05.058-08:002011-02-12T06:05:05.058-08:00A state of corruption
Author: JOHN EHINGER Huntsv...A state of corruption <br />Author: JOHN EHINGER Huntsville Times Feb 13, 2009<br /><br />Legislators must fight for stronger ethics laws, not weaker ones <br />Ethics in Alabama government is more than problematic. It's almost an oxymoron, meaning an expression that is internally and inherently contradictory. Witness actions in Montgomery's halls of power this week. <br />To its credit, NoMoreCorruptionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-72435992716378851482011-02-12T05:37:00.664-08:002011-02-12T05:37:00.664-08:00Last two comments are dead on.
On apathy:
"...Last two comments are dead on. <br /><br />On apathy:<br />"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little."<br />Edmund Burke<br /><br />On the real function of the EC:<br />We're paying $1.6 million for this agency to protect elected officials from US, the citizens.<br /><br />Time to wake up and demand better.<br /><br />WINGERMax Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462265300417588171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-53963146643762930772011-02-12T04:07:26.953-08:002011-02-12T04:07:26.953-08:00I find the corruption nauseating. However, the apa...I find the corruption nauseating. However, the apathy on the part of the voting public is perhaps more disturbing.<br /><br />I know people are upset but they should not be afraid of speaking out for what is right.<br /><br />Not speaking out has gotten us where we are.<br /><br />Dr. WarnerChris E. Warner in Fairhopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-19566130107140412852011-02-11T20:08:11.736-08:002011-02-11T20:08:11.736-08:00Do the math.
15 People.
880,649.00 + benefits...Do the math. <br /><br />15 People. <br /><br />880,649.00 + benefits for those 15 people 327,376.00 for a total of 1,208,025 <br />Which is 78.29% of the budget.<br /><br />For now - forget about the rest of the list of expenditures.<br /><br />263 Total Complaints<br /> 25 Complaints to the Commissioners<br /> 5 Formal Opinions<br /> 65 Informal Opinions<br /><br />38,874.25 Collected Fines<Sum Ting Wongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-42330296803849926242011-02-11T19:54:29.555-08:002011-02-11T19:54:29.555-08:00Put frankly, it is hard to conceive that the citiz...Put frankly, it is hard to conceive that the citizens of Alabama would stand for this degree of incompetence.<br />Have we no pride?<br />Do we bow this low to incompetence and political protection masquerading as citizen protection?<br />If so, we deserve what we have.<br />What are YOU going to do about it people?NoMoreCorruptionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-15409061994223569002011-02-11T19:27:15.686-08:002011-02-11T19:27:15.686-08:00"Mr. Ripp, I am going to dictate this very sl...<i>"Mr. Ripp, I am going to dictate this very slowly so you might understand this time. Re-filing the same complaint does not make it a new complaint. Re-filing the same complaint does not make a newly enacted law applicable to an old set of facts," Evans wrote.</i> <br /><br />This a patently false statement by Mr. Evans because there already are laws on the books referring to using BarTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-38475872260495390862011-02-11T16:17:27.963-08:002011-02-11T16:17:27.963-08:00As in what cats cover up right?
MAXAs in what cats cover up right?<br /><br />MAXMax Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462265300417588171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-67410728598805794442011-02-11T16:16:45.413-08:002011-02-11T16:16:45.413-08:00Lookie here..... My oh my....Page 13
The Alabama ...Lookie here..... My oh my....Page 13<br /><br />The Alabama Ethics Commission was established in 1973 by Act No. 1056 of the Alabama<br />Legislature which has subsequently been amended by Acts 75-130, 79-460, 79-698, 82-429,<br />86-321, 92-342, 95-194, 96-261, 97-651, 2000-797 and Act. No. 2001-474.<br /><br />The Mission of this law is to ensure that public officials are independent and Uncle Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-80687168773399117312011-02-11T16:14:10.692-08:002011-02-11T16:14:10.692-08:00Ewww!!! Weeee!!!! This is a good read.
Whatev...Ewww!!! Weeee!!!! This is a good read. <br /><br />Whatever happened to many hands make light work?<br /><br />These numbers suck. Looks like if the entire EC fell into a sink hole over-night we would not miss a thing. On the contrary. We would be missing all of this cover-up.<br /><br />Max, they remind me of cats.Miss Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-40927434282764013992011-02-11T16:09:28.337-08:002011-02-11T16:09:28.337-08:00I can't believe they have the nerve to be prou...I can't believe they have the nerve to be proud of this like they banter about.<br />I see absolutely nothing here noteworthy of accolades, but there sure is plenty to question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-37412798947706972282011-02-11T16:08:19.877-08:002011-02-11T16:08:19.877-08:00Oh Good Grief!!! Those morons!!!
Cherry picker...Oh Good Grief!!! Those morons!!! <br /><br />Cherry pickers. They go after this sheriff like he is some major drug king pin or worse mafia boss while they let the corrupt politicians get by with whatever they please. <br /><br />The little people wake up in the morning and see the news and thank God the AG is doing his job. Yep. And they believe it, too. They go back to sleep thinking all Bumpernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-66127146987032369292011-02-11T14:12:22.453-08:002011-02-11T14:12:22.453-08:00Saw this line in a news editorial today and it see...Saw this line in a news editorial today and it seems fitting here:<br /><br /><i>Public service should be just that: a service. Those who turn it into a cash crop should reap a costly harvest.</i><br /><br />So very true it is.JeffConoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-8974299877766995792011-02-11T14:03:00.047-08:002011-02-11T14:03:00.047-08:00Oh hell yes you're right about that piranha in...Oh hell yes you're right about that piranha in a pin striped suit! That guy is an egomanical bully of the first degree.<br />How about that Bessemer councilwoman that he protected from obvious ethics violations Louise Alexander? He was an expert witness for that crook!<br />Hugh Evans didn't agree with Choy and I bet those two had some behind the scenes shoutemups.<br />Then there that 5Pointsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-16371847037825977512011-02-11T13:43:14.264-08:002011-02-11T13:43:14.264-08:00Agencies are only as good as their people and thei...Agencies are only as good as their people and their philosophy. All the worker bees bring their own set of thinking into their hive and you have an aggressive African bee in the hive with Michael Choy.<br />His reputation is well-known in legal circles. There was a time when he was in charge of scoring Bar Exams and he was replaced because his pass rate was about as bad as the EC's numbers.<legaleyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-18591261972530668452011-02-11T11:46:21.384-08:002011-02-11T11:46:21.384-08:00FY 2008--87.8% of cases closed after preliminary i...FY 2008--87.8% of cases closed after preliminary inquiry<br /><br />FY 2009--99.6% of cases closed after preliminary inquiry<br /><br />The numbers don't lie. They're doing as little as possible and then some.SamIAmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997020485497012022.post-25716911376662953862011-02-11T11:38:14.589-08:002011-02-11T11:38:14.589-08:00That's an easy question to answer about would ...That's an easy question to answer about would any private business be able to stay in the black if it functioned like the Ethics Commission does: NO<br /><br />I never realized how dismal their numbers actually were. Disturbing to say the least.Baxternoreply@blogger.com