For years the area has had economic distress and what is viewed as a desirable job in the area a public school teacher, often has required in many communities a cash bribe payment ranging from $3,000 to as much as $15,000 to local politicians to obtain the appointment.

I provide this perspective, not to diminish the despicable judicial conduct of the two convicted judges, and to a lesser extent the alleged bad actions of the one under judicial misconduct case ongoing, but to illustrate just how really bad this abyss of an area really is for those unaware. And it is unfortunate no PA Attorney General has come in to eradicate the extreme and pervasive malfeasance.

Actually, one of the few saving graces of my schooling was how most of my teachers encouraged me to use my wit in writing (just not in class). That teacher was the one of the exceptions.

FFLEO,
As I age I’ve come to the realization that it isn’t necessarily political ideology, or organized religion that causes humanity’s ills, but the excesses of people who let their greed and ego drive their actions. We should of course always fight to change things, but the ongoing greater battle is humans with their million odd years history of organizing things into top down hierarchy’s. How we can change ourselves I leave to better minds then mine because I haven’t a clue, yet I believe it is needed to prevent our extinction.

Maybe the whole quote will help “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but ourselves, that we are underlings.”

I misquoted that in an essay I was forced to write about problems with the public school system, “Help Gaint Aleins are Eating my brains.” My humor was a little too subtle for the teacher, and I got marked down for the misspellings in the title.

Even when I was in my 50s and in law enforcement, I would have never thought that fellow LEOs–and especially not judges and prosecutors–could be so corrupt. I started visiting this blawg to try to understand this seemingly increasing phenomenon; however, the information here—although invaluable—only reinforces the evidence that leaders in positions of authority are as corrupt, or more so, than common street criminals/thugs; they just use different tools of trade.

“Set to challenge Illinois”?? You’re experiencing child’s play.
Illinois has institutional shenanigans!

Democats and Rethuglicans too, it’s called the columbine.
Hold your head high RC, the hall of shame here is g i n o r m o u s.
Three ex governors, have or are serving prison time. Blago has been indicted, impeached twice in one week (the old legislature, and the new legislature) and is awaiting federal prosecution.

Want to feel better about your judiciary? Look up Operation Silver Shovel.
Still feel dirty? Look up Operation Family Secrets, sentences are being handed out right now for the convicted in that investigation.

Show some moxie RC, you don’t say where you moved from, but if it was North Dakota or Louisiana, we still have you covered.