The district 8 Republicans need to do the right thing and offer a public apology for this offensive flier, one that goes against the core values of representation and due process in this country. The judge was absolutely right -- after it, this is involves constitutional law -- to criticize the shameful acts of the Boss Paulsen team of Haines, Addiego and Rudder.     

 

where in the constitution does it say that it's illegal to critize someone?

I thought that Poritz had left the bench.

How can the judge be shocked after a couple of years on the bench? First of all there is a conflict of interest. If an Assembly candidate is married to a person defending a terrorist it shows a lack of judgment by both parties.

In the eyes of the IRS, the couple file one tax return. In the eyes of creditors both are responsible for debts of each other. In the eyes of God, the two become one. How can you separate them when she shares in the income from her husband's fees earned from defending the terrorist. I think it is fair game to connect the dots.

If the husband knew his wife was running for Assembly, he could have declined the appointment by the court and it would have been granted. But greed is blind and now the cat is out of the bag. The husband, by profession, should have known better.

"Sometimes it looks as if the Democrats are out to win at all costs, while the Republicans are out to compromise at all costs." Thomas Sowell, September 8, 2007 - Random Thoughts.

....because every single person in the jury pool got the mailing.

It tainted the jury pool and opens up the trial to a mistrial or overturn on appeal, that's why it was wrong.