Riley leaves job, as planned, say Democrats

shhh

Just let this post go...maybe then it won't be bombarded by the typical Burlington County crowd.

ah crap..here it comes

The Ronald and Martin party will join soon

PIZZA FOR ALL!

Sounds to me like the GOP had more of an issue than the Dems let on.

I think Torricelli put it best when he stated; "When did we become such an unforgiving people?"

Poor Tracy don't let those illegal alien and terrorist haters get you down!

There is absolutely no way the Republicans can use this issue now. I mean after all, there are no press reports or photographs to use in mailers.

And I am certain she no longer shares a checking account with her husbands who cashes in the checks from the defense of the Ft. Dix Six.

Yep. This issue is over now. Guess we should just focus on the very competitive Senate race.

I hear Bodine's pension reform platform is taking off - he gives back $500K of taxpayer money that he collected from the pension loophole lawmakers gave themselves and he'll promise never to do it again - or he'll quite his job and hopes no one notices (high-five to Tracy for that idea).

and hate the Constitution.

First, if one is against pension padding, then Vince Farias, not Fran Bodine, is the person that should be of focus.

Secondly, some Republicans on this board, but particularly the substance-less campaigns of Addiego, Haines, Rudder, need to go back and read the Constitution and realize that all individuals are entitled to representation under the law. One wonders why this campaign distraction is being brought up by the Republican candidates but then...

Beneath this empty veneer of political posturing and misplaced jingoism, Riley and Fifis have completely wedged the Republican ticket into a wall: The Republicans in the 8th refuse to sign onto a ban on pay-to-play. The reason would be that PaineWebber, Nykita, the Capehart firm, and other contract-receiving companies wouldn't be able to contribute to the BurlCo Republicans -- and Addiego et al wouldn't reap the rewards.

(And backwardsnj: how many posts do you make in any Baroni or Coniglio thread, my friend?)

Oy vey... Since when has the Sixth Amendment devolved into an expression of coddling? Why do conservatives detest the Constitution so...these are /rights/, NOT privileges, no matter who the /person/ (yes, remember that pesky Fourteenth while you're at it) as well. Remember, the Constitution does not only confer its privileges and immunities on those who pass the Helen Chenoweth Memorial Demographic Examination (HCMDE).

And I guess myself and others do not have the right to be safe from being blown up??? Look at the terror plan thwarted in Germany today, more animal terrorists were planning to hit US airbases in the next few days! Sorry, I stand by my posts and I do believe that will ferrell would agree with me that he and his children would want to be safe from being blown up too.

More Cowbell Please !!

the Supreme Court has decided, in Miranda v. Arizona, that the 5th amendment does give a person the right to an attorney. I don't think it has ever debated "the right to be safe from being blown up" although I am not a legal scholar so excuse me if I am wrong.  If it was the government doing the blowing up, then the whole deprevation of life liberty and property without due process in the 5th amendment might apply.

Such a potty mouth. Calling me that term when you have been the leader of the nasty brigade against martin. You can say that Martin is a little verbose but he never has stooped to using profanity like you. That's the last bastion of a person with a small vocabulary. And I didn't know that standing up for the constitution was suddenly being "holier than thou". I believe the constitution is what those who serve in our military take an oath to defend.

ebmd, you are totally off base and you are missing the point of this thread. You are conveniently ignoring the facts at hand, and from reading your posts, I can see why. I wonder where it says in the Constitution itself protection of those illegaly entering our country and with intent to harm us. You can spin it anyway you want to ebmd, but you are far from sitting in judgement and obviously have your own issues to deal with. Again, the point of this thread was to dechipher why Tracy Riley is conveniently dropping her "job" less than two months before a major election. It is not going to help her in any way because I do agree with previous posters, it is a little too late. Her firm will be representing Duka and whatever happens, she and her family will be making money off of this case and that is what is distasteful to many people. Yes, Duka has the right to a defense, but the Rileys should have known this would come back to bite them in the behind. Many people I have spoken to understand that this Duka is entitled to a defense, but they are not happy that the Candidate for the Assembly's family owned business is representing him. The fact she is quitting is nothing more than a political ploy to garner sympathy and to try to run away from the facts at hand. Also, ebmd, who gives a crap what avatars people use? Are you truly that bitter and unhappy a person that your posts can only pick on that? Get over yourself.

The constitution, and the 14th amendment specifically, requires the states to provide equal protection under the law to all persons (not only to citizens) within their jurisdictions.  It says nothing to a persons intent.  If it did, who would be the arbiter of such intent.  I know plenty of lawyers who represent people they don't like.  They do it because as an officer of the court they take an pledge that in it says:

...I will strive as best I can.. To be at all times, even at personal sacrifice, a champion of due process, in court or not, for all persons, whether they be powerful or envied, or are my neighbors, or be among the helpless, hated, or oppressed;

 I would say that at this point Duka falls under the hated category.

Believe me, I don't support terrorists, but I do support the Constitution and the rights it gives people.  I would be very leery to enter a country that would not afford me, as a non-citizen, the same rights.

I am not bitter.  Just being sarcastic.  Do you actually think I think that Will Ferrell cares about some woman who posts on a NJPolitics Blog?? 

and I don't live in that district so I was mainly dealing with the constitutional issues in abstract terms. Anyone who thinks the GOP knows what's best about keeping us safe needs to look at the President's plan regarding those Mexican trucks. That's about the worst thing in terms of keeping us safe. Any Republican (or Democrat for that matter) who does not oppose that can never say anything about "keeping us safe".