So I was lucky to find a parking spot in Lot 26 @ 9:30 in the morning (I was stuck in a line of cop cars when the guy right in front of me backed out of his space to which I quickly pulled in) only to be confronted by one of the county's finest in a marked patrol car blocking my car and asking if I was an 'offica'. I indicated that I was a paying customer and went on my way but it was quite clear she wanted me to move my car and let her park there.
The invasion continues...
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
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This is what parking in Lot 26 has come to: Police Officers bullying patrons:
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Good idea. Women judge women way harder than men judge them. So great idea.
Rock On Rumpole. Love the MLK JR. P.S.
Bad idea: women on jury will dislike 'kept' woman and dislike Bonds even more for being a slimeball.
To the idiot who asked Dr. Martin Luther King did for a living......Crack open a history book, google his name.
I can not wait for the first lawyer to hit a police car and how the police will make up all kinds of shit to make it look like the lawyer is at fault.
The Captain Reports:
Finally, some good news out of Tallahassee .....
from the DBR:
The Senate Judiciary Committee appeared to tap the brakes on a sweeping overhaul of the states court system Monday, delaying a measure that would stiffen requirements for judges seeking re-election and expressing hesitation about several other bills changing the relationship between the judicial branch and the Legislature.
The committee’s grumblings about the court proposals --- and its willingness to temporarily shelve the measure on judicial elections --- seemed to slow momentum for the kind of broad revamp of the judiciary sought by House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park. And the Senate still has no companion bill for a House measure that would split the Florida Supreme Court in two, by far the most ambitious part of Cannon’s judicial reform agenda.
“This is an issue that’s important to the speaker of the House, and so we want to be sensitive to his priorities,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairwoman Anitere Flores, R-Miami, after a meeting where several of the bills were considered. “But, at the same time, we’ve taken our own Senate approach to several of these issues. So I imagine this is something that’s going to continue to be negotiated until Day 60.”
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Flores did little to revive the judicial retention bill, which would require incumbent judges to get approval from 60 percent of voters to continue in office, or explain why she decided to temporarily postpone the measure.
The Senate seemed more open to the concerns of the Florida legal establishment, which has largely opposed most of the measures that have sprung up overhauling the courts.
Collectively, this legislation --- along with the others --- could have a traumatic effect on what has been a very, very balanced system between the three branches of government,” said Bob Harris, representing the trial lawyers section of the Florida Bar, while speaking on one of the bills.
One proposal (SJR 1704), which would open up Judicial Qualifications Commission proceedings after the panel finds probable cause, decides not file or a charge or enters a settlement with an accused judge, drew lukewarm support from the panel before it passed.
If this bill weren’t to change between now and the floor, I don’t think you can count on my vote on the floor,” Flores told the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla.
Some Republicans were also hesitant about a measure (SPB 7222) cutting out the Bar’s role in selecting some members of judicial nominating committees and terminating the current members of the boards, giving Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi, who would inherit the picks the Bar suggests to the governor, a freer hand in reshaping the panels.
One of the reasons we have such a good and excellent judiciary here in this state is because of the nominating commission and the methodology that includes the bar in the nominating commission process,” said Sen. David Simmons, R-Maitland.
About the only measure that didn’t run into significant resistance from the GOP lawmakers was a constitutional amendment (SJR 2084) lowering the level of support needed for the Legislature to overturn a court rule issued by the Supreme Court, from two-thirds to 60 percent, and limiting how quickly the court can reinstate it. And that measure even drew tepid opposition from some legal groups.
If you feel like you have to make a change,” said Steve Metz, chief legislative counsel for the Bar, “the way you are going about it in this resolution is the way to go.”
Cap Out .....
MLK loved Jesus and that's what matters, not all this other stuff.
OK, here's an idea for a Lot 26 showdown:
On Monday, April 11, 2011 EVERYONE with a valid permit for Lot 26, should park their car in a legal spot at 7:30 a.m., effectively filling the lot before most cops get there for court. Keep your cars there until 10 A.M.
They can't tow you and the cops will be tweaked. This will get someone's attention.
Peaceful Protest a la Dr. King.
The State Court Trust Fund has insufficient funds to support the Court for the remainder of this fiscal year. This is despite the fact that the Eleventh Judicial Circuit has operated within its allocated budget. The problem is that the Legislature directed that the allocation come from filing fees and with the substantial decline in foreclosure filings, that funding source has not met earlier projections.
A plan was proposed to fund the Court through the end of the fiscal year which was approved by the House, the Senate, and the Governor's budget office. The Governor rejected the plan and instead approved a temporary transfer of mediation and court education trust fund dollars to cover through the month of April.
To date, the Governor has not approved additional funding for the remainder of this fiscal year.
Our Court system teeters on a high wire in the balance.
Lenny Weinglass also co-counseled with Vincent Bugliosi the successful defense of Stephanie Stearns in the infamous Muff Graham/Palmyra Island murder trial.
that proves my point. he inherited his"flock" from his father. never studied anything meaningful in school. traveled to screw other woman, spent his money on ho's and not his family. he never worked an honest day in his life. i refuse to rest on mlk day. a holiday for john edwards would be as fitting. this is not a racial comment, just the facts, Jack.
When are those damn cops going to move to a pig pen to park their pigmobiles?
Breaking news....
http://www.flgov.com/2011/04/05/governor-scott-appoints-judge-victoria-r-brennan-of-miami-to-the-eleventh-judicial-circuit-court/
And your first new Circuit Court Judge is...Judge Victoria Brennan. No word on the second appointment Congratulations to Judge Brennan.
12:24 totally rocks. I think that's a great idea. I say we take it further. Get out of the car (weather permitting) and just chat with your next-parking slot buddy and just hang around and around and around. if the weather sucks, just just in the car reading newspaper, drinking coffee with lights on. that will definitely piss some people off.
If the Courts can not pay to operate themselves, we must as a business close them down...LOL
DS
"MLK loved Jesus and that's what matters, not all this other stuff."
He apparently did not love Jesus enough to give up his adulterous behavior. After all, the Bible proscribes adultery as a sin punishable by death (Deuteronomy 22:21). In the scheme of things, one may not view adultery as that big a deal and that is a perfectly acceptable opinion to which you are entitled. But to be a man of God, a Reverend no less, that, I'm sorry, is the height of hypocrisy.
As Rick Scott dismantles the courts, this blog stands fixated on parking perks and nostalgia from days of yore.
I'm torn. Who disgusts me more? The populist crack-pots who cheer for a shutdown? The loathesome private firms whose navel-gazing blinds them to the courts' systemic decay? Faith in our courts, hard-earned, will not be easy to regain from either the public or the public servants.
Great idea, 12:24 pm!
Even better....
We should get to Lot 26 early every day that week and fill the spaces. It will be madness, I tell you.
I'm so down with this.
DOWN WITH GOVERNOR SCOTT!!!!!
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