tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post115558976798971348..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1155657434086026322006-08-15T10:57:00.000-05:002006-08-15T10:57:00.000-05:00Oh and the power won't be abused if Democrats get the seat? Do you have any idea how many nonsense investigations Kennedy would bring up on state government?<BR/><BR/>Like him or not, Brizzi has investigated things pretty evenly when on both sides of the aisle when Gov. O'Bannon, Gov. Kernan, and Gov. Daniels have been in office. Feel free to check the newspaper archives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1155655346835577892006-08-15T10:22:00.000-05:002006-08-15T10:22:00.000-05:00All of us should be concerned who wins the race for prosecutor this November. That person has the prosecutorial say over the Governor, and all other elected officials who sit in Marion county.<BR/><BR/>With Republicans in total control, it's rife for abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1155639960074720822006-08-15T06:06:00.000-05:002006-08-15T06:06:00.000-05:00Yeah, that pesky "who wil pay" argument was ignored by Republicans for 35 years on this subject, and others: combined sewer overflow, street repairs, and the list goes on.<BR/><BR/>These expensive problems were ignored at the mantle of "no new taxes." <BR/><BR/>The result? A far-right Republican federal judge issued an order almost ten years ago, that indicates the Marion County Jail, when overcrowded, violates detainees' civil rights.<BR/><BR/>Read that paragraph again and tell me we shouldn't blame Hudnut and Goldsmith for the jail mess. And Cottey and his grubby (bad) hairpiece-wearing red Camaro-drivin ilk.<BR/><BR/>I don't much care who wins the prosecutor's race--really--but the holier-than-thou attitude of some, with short memories, is frightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1155595431860651462006-08-14T17:43:00.000-05:002006-08-14T17:43:00.000-05:00Let's see - you can file the charges - but you have to prove them - and habitual charges often lead to more trials - which means longer waits in jail - which means more jail overcrowding. Also, judges sentence, not prosecutors, so Kennedy, if she was prosecutor, could not have added 8 years by fiat.<BR/><BR/>My my - it's interesting to see two "tough on crime" politicians contribute to the problem of jail overcrowding. Perhaps an evaluation of society's priorities is in order - if you put everyone in jail - who will pay for it?Mark W. Rutherfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07970323195039101487noreply@blogger.com