Christie Cleans N.J.'s Political Sewer.

February 1, 2011 at 7:35 P.M. The lower portion of my computer screen is gone which may indicate that this computer has been "hijacked." I cannot say whether additional "errors" will now be inserted in these writings. I will do my best to get on-line from my home computer in order to write every day. Alternatively, I will go to public computers, to be able to write and defend these writings from hackers. I can only hope that my computer will not be flown to Miami.

February 1, 2011 at 11:06 A.M. Traditionally, whenever I post an essay detailing New Jersey corruption and mafia influence in government, my writings are subjected to an onslaught of computer crime and censorship. I am afraid that the reader should expect insertions of "errors" in this text.

I cannot post images at these blogs, hundreds of intrusions into my computer from New Jersey government agencies is routine (all of them are illegal), harassing phone calls, continuing suppressions of my book, "error" insertions and other defacements of copyright-protected works are daily realities, for me, that are unaffected by the knowledge of these public crimes on the part of New Jersey officials. As I have indicated, I expect this pattern to continue. ("How censorship works in America" and "Censorship and Cruelty in New Jersey.")

"The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission [PVSC] was created to traffic in sewerage. Apparently, it also was hip-boot deep in nepotism, cronyism and just about every 'ism' there is. Last year, Christie singled out Bryan Christianssen, then Executive Director of PVSC, for making way too much money. Christianssen left, but he was just the tip of the ice berg."

Alfred P. Doblin, "After Sewerage Commission Flush, Christie Needs a Plumber," in The Record, January 31, 2011, at p. A-9.

No wonder it stinks in New Jersey. This story is revealing of what is typical in New Jersey: a pervasive feeling among mafia members and political hangers-on that government is a nearly bottomless treasure chest of "goodies" to be pilfered by the "Jersey Boys," forever. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

New Jersey's judges are often among the people who turn out to be "somebody's cousin." Bribed with cash or favors -- including sexual favors -- officials in the Garden State are all-too frequently worthless in terms of protecting the people's interests. Ordinary people do not have lobbyists in Washington or Trenton. Judges are the system's only protection for the rights of normal persons. When judges are tainted or sold-out, the people are powerless against exploitation and violation. Citizens cannot defend themselves against violations of their rights if the judiciary is cowardly or sold-out. In New Jersey, the courts are both cowardly and sold-out.

Yes, there are many exceptions to this principle of judicial failure. There are honest judges and prosecutors in New Jersey. However, it is fair to say that New Jersey's corruption and organized crime problems are really only a single massive tumor-like malignancy afflicting government and courts in what is rightly described as America's most "failed jurisdiction." ("Psychological Torture in the American Legal System" and "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court.")

This failure of public institutions is not incidental or trivial to public life in the Garden State, rather corruption and hidden agendas, exploitation and judicial ineptitude is interwoven throughout the structures of law and politics in New Jersey, pervading public services and damaging people's lives, every day, preventing government from dealing with and resolving conflicts that drain the public treasury and injure the state's residents. The situation is worsening and cannot be ignored. My experiences of violation and stonewalling are reflective of this grim reality:

"To his credit, Christie did what few public officials have been willing to do: He dug beneath the surface. ... The PVSC has been a bipartisan political dumping ground. Democrats and Republicans have been using it like a landfill. Except at this landfill, the dumped got paid well and the ratekeepers got dumped."

As with medical waste "dumped" illegally throughout the state, failures to clean-up toxic landfills -- and in many other cases, carcinogenic industrial chemicals as well -- endanger the health and welfare of people depending on their elected officials and judges to protect them from life-threatening hazards. ("More Medical Waste and Corruption in New Jersey" and "New Jersey's Politically Connected Lawyers on the Tit" then "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")

New Jersey leads the country in cancer rates, usually resulting from environmental pollutants and other problems associated with dangerous and improperly removed chemicals. When government corruption reaches a level at which these life or death functions cannot be performed -- because officials are controlled by criminals -- the state's government can only be described as a dismal failure. There is New jersey's moral cancer as well as the putridness of the chemical waste buried in the earth to worry about in Trenton. ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics.")

I cannot accept the opinions of such people concerning my ethics. I will not legitimate or remain silent about the crimes committed against me and many others in New Jersey. ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture" and "What is it like to be tortured?")

Christie got 6 of the made-members of New Jersey's political mafia to resign from the PVSC. Everybody is accustomed to using public jobs for self-enhancement at the people's expense and is outraged that Governor Christie objects to this time-tested method of rewarding political favors in Trenton. Any time I raise the issue of political corruption in New Jersey, the response from officials or lawyers is a variation of "it's always been that way" or "that's New Jersey being New Jersey." Accusations or insults against me are always to be expected. ("New Jersey is the Home of the living Dead.")

Americans cannot get away with high levels of waste, corruption, inefficiency in government if we are to compete in the second half of this century with other major economies. Did anyone listen to Mr. Obama's State of the Union speech concerning our need for reinvestment in research and development as well as infrastructure repair in America? I doubt it.

America's engineers rank the United States at either 9th or 10th in road conditions among 20 First World nations; others place us near the bottom of the top twenty nations in this category, resulting in the loss of billions of dollars in terms of delay and non-delivery of commercial goods in our nation while creating a long-term burden on interstate commerce. Much of the problem with infrastructure failures and non-repair is due to theft, especially in New Jersey. ("New Jersey Prosecutors and the Mafia" and "Deborah T. Poritz and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")

"It's hard to read statements from folks like Garfield Mayor Frank Calandriello" -- all mafia affiliations are denied, of course -- "who resigned Thursday as a PVSC commissioner, with a straight face: 'I have maintained the highest ethical standards.' ... said Calandriello."

Mr. Calandriello had his brother-in-law, two cousins and cousin's wife working for the PVSC.

Did they actually show-up "on the job," Mr. Mayor? These are the kind of people commenting on the ethics of others, probably for a small fee. ("Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")

The people have a right to know how their money is spent. Much of the operations of these quasi-governmental entities takes place, secretly and behind closed doors in proverbial smoke-filled rooms, without the light of public scrutiny. It is easy to cover-up shady public deals and allocations of government bounty to "friends" when decisions are made secretly. ("Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks.")

It is also easy to target people you do not like -- such as persons bringing unwelcome public attention to crime and corruption -- for harassment, censorship, economic or professional harm in order to "get rid of" critics. ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court" then "New Jersey Supreme Court's Implosion" and "Civility.")

The real sewer in need of cleaning up in New Jersey is the state's Supreme Court, Senate and Assembly. Christie needs some help in dealing with the horrors of America's "Soprano State." ("Da Jersey Code" and "Cement is Gold" then "The Gang's All Here!")

Sources:

New York and the World:

Eric Lightblau, "Thomas Cites Failure to Disclose Wife's Job," in The New York Times, January 25, 2011, at p. A-16. (Tempest in a tea pot. Have you seen New Jersey's Supreme Court?)
David D. Kirckpatrick, "Mubarak Orders Crackdown, With Revolt Sweeping Egypt," in The New York Times, January 29, 2011, at p. A1. (Bad situation for Israel and U.S.; good for the Egyptian people. GOP is not happy about the consequences of Bush/Cheney policies.)
Ray Rivera, Alissa J. Rubin & Sharifullah Sahak, "Deadly Attack by Taliban in Kabul [!] Sought to Kill Head of Blackwater," in The New York Times, January 29, 2011, at p. A4. (Taliban can operate with "assistance" inside Kabul and is targeting Americans.)

New Jersey, i.e., "The Soprano State":

Mary Jo Layton, "Experts to Assess Ford Site Cleanup," in The Record, January 25, 2011, at p. A-1. (The entire state is a pollution nightmare and chemical-cancer center and/or "clean-up" site.)
Matt Friedman & Megan Demarco, "Bill to Set Up 'Sexting' Program Advances," in The Record, January 25, 2011, at p. A-4. (N.J. feminists oppose teen-sex, especially among heterosexual young women.)
Ginger Gibson & Chris Megerian, "Christie Wants New Formula for School Aid," in The Record, January 25, 2011, at p. A-4. (Schools in New Jersey are in decline and need lots of aid.)
Jeff Pillets, "$95.5 MILLION Tunnel Lease Backfires: Deal Signed Day Before Christie Killed ARC Project," in The Record, January 31, 2011, at p. A-1. (Tip of the ice berg. Did somebody make a lot of money on inside information?)
Jennifer Peltz, "Ivy League Drug Case Tests Law," in The Record, January 31, 2011, at p. A-1. (Several of these enterprising young men dealing drugs at Columbia University were New Jerseyeans: "The Gang's All Here!" and "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")
Mike Kelley, "Rise to Chief Clouded by Past," in The Record, January 31, 2011, at p. L-1. (Ben Ramos, Chief of Police in Palisades Park, has a history of beating-up women -- including a former girlfriend -- and a record with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. "To protect and to serve?")
Richard Cowen, "Final Two Targets on Sewer Board Step Down," in The Record, January 28, 2011, at p. A-1. (More "sewage" in New Jersey politics.)
Aliza Applebaum & Eunice Lee, "Bill Would Bar Hiring of School Official's Family," in The Record, January 28, 2011, at p. A-3. ("Business as usual?")
Scott Fallon, "Meadowlands Redevelopment Plan OK'd," in The Record, January 28, 2011, at p. L-3. (How much will they steal this time? "New Jersey's Xanadu Mess.")