Posted on 01/03/2010 3:07:34 PM PST by John Semmens
In separate rulings, one in California and the other in Minnesota, judges ordered those states’ governors to restore spending that they had reduced because of soaring deficits.
In Minnesota, District Judge Kathleen Gearin directed state Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) to reinstate cuts he had made to a food distribution program, calling the Governor’s actions “callous and immoral.” “At a time of high unemployment it is exceedingly cruel for a state official to be denying people access to the food they need to live,” Gearin said. “This is especially the case when it is obvious that the government has not maximized its collection of funds from those taxpayers who still have money over-and-above their personal needs.”
In California, Alameda Superior Court Justice Frank Roesch ordered Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to “cease and desist its practice of furloughing thousands of state workers. These workers and their families have become dependent on their salaries to meet basic needs. These needs must not be sacrificed to out-dated notions of fiscal prudence. If there are shortfalls in revenues, the ample resources still in taxpayers’ possession must be exhausted before state workers are made to suffer.”
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yeah, it’s going to be a lot of fun when the food riots start
Food riots! yee haw!
wow. Their words leave no doubt how far we’ve fallen into the abyss.
Liberal logic at work again,
” restore spending that they had reduced because of soaring deficits. “
I see RAISE SPENDING, don’t REDUCE it because the DEFIICITS are so HIGH!
How does that make sense?
These needs must not be sacrificed to out-dated notions of fiscal prudence.
Out-dated notions? Time to put a few judges out to pasture.
Oh man, you are going to stir up the pot aren’t you! Aw go ahead!
Oh, I get it!
This applies ONLY to GOVERNMENT employees:
“These workers and their families have become dependent on their salaries to meet basic needs. These needs must not be sacrificed to out-dated notions of fiscal prudence.”
If you are NOT a government employee, screw you.
Get used to being WITHOUT a salary that YOU depend on. YOu’re just a lowly peasant.
“In California, Alameda Superior Court Justice Frank Roesch ordered Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to “cease and desist its practice of furloughing thousands of state workers.”
This actually happened LAST WEEK, Governor Shriver says he will appeal.
In Texas we have a rainy day fund that is about 3 billion....
“Too close to the truth to be called satire... “
Sad but true :-(
It is getting harder and harder to figue out that these are satire. I was fuming in an instant.
I see the Tea Parties assembling on the judges’ lawns already.....
“Too close to the truth to be called satire... “
Sad but true :-(
Apparently firing state workers is more desirable to putting them on furlough!? I’m sure these judges see things differently on their ivory tower, but in the real world it’s not going to last long this way.
NOT Constitutional!!!!
How can a judge not know this??????
I won't post for a bit and see if anyone bites. :-)
Oh man, that nails it.
Yikes....got me AGAIN. Satire.....
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