Comments on: NJ Supreme Court to Christie: Spend more money

By: herself

herself — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:55:18 +0000

Take it out of the court’s budget.

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By: JP1986UM

JP1986UM — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:06:34 +0000

Christie showed why he shouldn’t be President.

No balls when it matters.

By: blink

blink — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:17:52 +0000

It would be awesome if the voters amend the NJ constitution by removing the language that the court used in this decision.

By: JellyToast

JellyToast — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:32:08 +0000

Oh, that’s right. We have two equal branches of government underneath one supreme branch that always gets to order the other two around.
Unless, that is, your name is Obama. Then you can just do whatever you want.
I’d say just screw the court. Or pass legislation taking the judges pay away.

Tyrants need to be stood up to. Sooner or later someone has got to confront these runaway courts. Pass legislation redefining what the court can do. Impeach judges. It is getting ridiculous.

By: KW64

KW64 — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:01:27 +0000

since the New Jersey Supreme Court has arrogated to itself the power to appoint its own replacements without going to the Governor for appointment or the legislative confirmation process, they are self-perpetuating beyond most control of the public. They have also arrogated to themselves the ability to set specific budget amounts. The only avenue I can see to deal with this court is to pass a constitutional amendment abolishing the NJ Supreme Court. Then they do not need individual trials or 2/3rds votes etc. etc. that impeachment would require. The people will then be in control again. If District Courts differ in rulings, just live with it until a better solution comes along but for right now, this court has to go.

By: rockmom

rockmom — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:11:13 +0000

What about the $100 million Mark Zuckerberg gave to the Newark schools?

By: Badger40

Badger40 — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:05:37 +0000

Time for me to move.

This state will be bankrupt in 2 years.

njrob on May 24, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Well if you like the cold, ND’s hiring.
Might be hard to find housing in the W. part of the state, but the rural areas still have lots of empty, habitable houses.
Just don’t come here to run a meth house!
LOL!

By: njrob

njrob — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:40:21 +0000

And this is the straw that broke the camel’s back. Time for me to move.

This state will be bankrupt in 2 years.

By: lostinjrz

lostinjrz — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:57:46 +0000

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/christie_says_he_will_comply_w.html

he blinked already.

By: birdhurd

birdhurd — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:43:25 +0000

Well, I think Christie’s approach should be, “The court instructed the legislature to spend half-a-Bu-BILLION dollars it doesn’t have. Chew on that. Half-a-bu-BILLION dollars. Guess where that imaginary check is going to come from…”

By: dominigan

dominigan — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:07:34 +0000

So where should NJ get the money from? I got it, let’s defund the judiciary to help fund education.

mdenis39 on May 24, 2011 at 6:29 PM

Exactly what I was thinking!

By: HitNRun

HitNRun — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:58:50 +0000

Yeah, this is where the line of legal reasoning, most famously championed by the “Strong Latina Woman,” (Obama’s mediocre AA appointee) that the courts are where “the law is made” hits the wall.

The right to delegate resources rests with the legislature subject to the approval of the executive.

The courts could, if they wanted to be pinko extremists, find damages for every kid in New Jersey. They cannot, however, direct the creation of entitlement programs.

That’s not a legal opinion (although it should be, if the law means anything), it’s a logistical reality.

By: Dr. ZhivBlago

Dr. ZhivBlago — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:46:51 +0000

The underlying problem is the economy. If a state or city can’t pay its bills, then it could be overspending…it could be mismanagement of funds. But if you cut, and cut and cut and it still sucks, then it’s obviously not the spending that’s the problem.

If you lose $1000 dollars a year in income, you can only cut out so much fat until you get to the point where slashing your budget won’t keep you in your home or keep you fed. The government could set your taxes at 0%…won’t make any difference…you’re still losing $1000 a year. They could give you $200 a year to “stimulate” you….won’t make any difference…

By: GarandFan

GarandFan — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:33:22 +0000

Christie should tell the court – “You made your decision, now lets see you enforce it.”

By: CH

CH — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:21:35 +0000

Yea, what’s the court going to do if Christie flips his middle finger at the judge, have him arrested?

By: TulsAmerican

TulsAmerican — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:20:27 +0000

Gov. Christie simply disregards the NJ SC and forces a NJ Constitutional crisis. If the Court wants more money for education, let the court come up with it. Either that or the NJ legislature get’s the funds from the budget of the court. Or the voters of NJ keep re-electing those moron’s, then they deserve what they get.

By: unseen

unseen — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:18:59 +0000

ROFL…the bully is getting beat up by another bully imagine that.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:16:13 +0000

thorough and efficient education anyway? That such an ambiguous sack of nonsense was codified is absurd to begin with. hillbillyjim on May 24, 2011 at 7:14 PM

One that has only your better interest in mind, regardless of your better interest.

By: hillbillyjim

hillbillyjim — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:14:30 +0000

Just exactly what IS a thorough and efficient education anyway?

That such an ambiguous sack of nonsense was codified is absurd to begin with.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:11:36 +0000

Ok…..send the entire state budget to the Board of Education and then walk away. They got their $, judge. You fix the rest of it.

By: ladyingray

ladyingray — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:05:24 +0000

We’ll be asked to bailout NJ next….

By: Socratease

Socratease — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:04:32 +0000

Maybe Christie should take notes from liberal Democrat icon FDR and threaten to pack the New Jersey Supreme Court to get this changed. This is ridiculous.

By: manateespirit

manateespirit — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:00:18 +0000

More money does not mean a great education. Compare the test scores between home schooled students and publicly educated students:

http://www.missourieducationwatchdog.com/2011/02/perhaps-homeschooling-parents-should-be.html

And to think home schoolers spend as little as $600.00 ANNUALLY for these type of results that have them performing at an 86% proficiency level vs a 50% proficiency level for publicly educated students.

Mandating more money for systems that are destined to fail because of federal regulations and special interests is just a waste of taxpayer money…it does nothing to provide excellence in education.

By: hillbillyjim

hillbillyjim — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:57:05 +0000

davidk on May 24, 2011 at 6:43 PM

Thx. Now everything’s 10-8. It’s been sporadic the last few hours.