Submitted by David Hunt on October 8, 2010 - 8:15am Death, Taxes & Politics
During a recent visit with the Times-Union's editorial board, Democratic state Senator and Florida Attorney General hopeful Dan Gelber said he's started to broker a deal with the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney to launch free-standing public integrity units.
This would put pressure on state government to stay honest, he said:
It is utterly nuts that there is no dedicated unit of prosecutors and police and investigators trained, non-partisan, career, looking over the shoulder of state government. … At least local government has to operate under the Sunshine Laws. The legislature exempted itself from that. So when two Duval County commissioners go to lunch and talk about giving some deal to some guy, they go to jail. When two legislators go to lunch with a lobbyist and decide that they’re going to give his client something in the budget, it’s lunch. It’s legal. To me, this is a gaping, seething -- I can’t even describe. It’s pus-filled. It’s disgusting what’s happened to Tallahassee. I think it needs a sledge hammer.
For some proof in what he's saying, he referenced the case of disgraced Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom, who continues to deal with allegations he channeled state money into pet projects.
This is why experience counts, because someone with experience knows where the holes are where people can hide and make the dirty deals. Dan Gelber's experience at the state level makes him the only candidate worthy of being the next attorney general.
ReplyDeletePam Bondi is not equipped to be the next attorney general.