Comments on: County Budget/Layoff Update

By: Justice Cardozo

Justice Cardozo — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:31:16 +0000

The Union did a great job in protecting these jobs.
If we have to sing Kumbaya for Ed…..we can do it at Jean’s.
Steph, at least Mike Quigley takes our phone calls and Sara is a decent person.
This Fritchey is married into the 36th Ward Machine Banks Family….
Some “reformer” he is..probably in the Blagojevich-Burris mold.

By: Marienne Branch

Marienne Branch — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:03:14 +0000

Thank you, Chris … for the recapitulation. And the comments. Excellent points of which I was not aware.

By: Stephanie Schlegel

Stephanie Schlegel — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:49:33 +0000

Who the heck is Justice Cardozo, and why is he / she afraid to tell us his / her name?

btw, Cardozo, I agree with your point about Council 31′s endorsement in the 5th. It
is just plain dumb and the same old same old. I will not be following my brother’s advice on who I should vote for in March. And I urge our local members in the 5th district to do the same.

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:25:58 +0000

For far too long Republicans have hijacked the legislative debate for morality legislation passing draconian criminal laws, but funneled all the funding to non-Union, Republican States and Corporate-Military interests, thereby bankrupting Union States and their own Corporations, also closing Union States’ Military bases and needed services by the Veteran’s Administration. It is time, NOW, for Democrats to DEMAND proportiante funding for these very measures!!!! Republican Governors are refusing to take Obama’s reconstruction funding?! GOOD!!

By: Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:59:23 +0000

Justice related Agencies in Cook County need supplemental funding from (1) the State and (2) the Federal Government. With respect to the State: Cook County’s population is 41% of the State of Illinois but gets almost NO funding from the State for felony prosecutions, but, nevertheless, the citizens of Cook County generate well over HALF the operating budget for the ENTIRE State. Consequently, Cook County must disproportionately bear the financial burden of felony cases, which are SOLELY dictated by the Illinois State General Assembly pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(d)(2) of the Illinois Constitution. Similarly, the Federal Government dictates rules for Abuse and Neglect Cases, exhaustion of State remedies in Post-Conviction, Habeas and Appeals, Juvenile placement, DUI’s, Adam Walsh sex-offender reporting violations and commitments, Elder Abuse, Internet Crimes, Fraud, Domestic Violence, Gun and Ammo possession, Gambling, Controlled Substances and Cannabis, Financial Crimes, and Penitentiary Contraband Cases, BUT does NOT contribute practically ANY funding for such cases. Cook County alone is 2% of the entire population of the United States; so to put that in perspective: that’s the entire percentage of each of the 50 states IF they were equal! But they are not, Cook County ALONE approximates the ENTIRE population of the 8 least populated States COMBINED, which is 16% of the States! So, to recapitulate: the State of Illinois and Congress need to help fund Cook County because we disproportionately bear the burden of the laws that THEY have passed, WITHOUT almost ANY funding for same!!!! Our focus should be on our U.S. and Illinois Representatives to grant proportionate funding to Cook County for the criminal justice system rather than focusing on in-fighting in Cook County.

By: Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large

Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:47:09 +0000

I didn’t and it certainly would not help him.

Bruce

By: Justice Cardozo

Justice Cardozo — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:46:01 +0000

Why did you jump in Burnette’s back pocket?

By: Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large

Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:53:32 +0000

I do and I do work for our brothers and sisters almost every day. I will give you a list if you would like to see what a job on the executive board entails so that you can decide which office to seek in our upcomming elections. This week I plan to attend a day of contract negotiations, work on two old promotion grievances, monitor caselaw developments and write hot legal topic updates for this websites if necessary, and assist the board and the president deal with the layoff crisis. Any questions?

Bruce

By: Justice Cardozo

Justice Cardozo — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:18:35 +0000

Luckily the County Board meetings that were to address the dismissal of Ed were postponed, as was his dismissal, sparing the Union embarrassment and sparing the people duped into the scheme the loss of a personal day.

Why don’t you concern yourself with the MEMBERSHIP?

By: Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large

Bruce Mosbacher, Executive at Large — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:45:05 +0000

I don’t recall the board organizing that and I don’t recall attending that, but hey I’m only about 30 months from retirement so my memory ain’t so good.

Bruce