Look Again
Last week, under my thread titled “Transparency?”, Pariah commented that regular folks, or “little people” as he called us, are not given attention by those we have elected at every level of government. Do you agree? Any examples? Here is his comment:
At every level the political class has determined that they have little or no need to pay attention to us ‘little people’. Their contempt for us is real and palpable. They are setting the stage for a very ugly end game.
Comment by Pariah — July 3, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
I consider myself one of the “little” or regular people. What Pariah is saying is true. We are like knats – they ignore us the best they can, but really they just want to swat us. They consider us beneath them and we are not entitled to due process or justice, we have to claw for it because we don’t have the connections or money and that is how they like it. Some people like the folks on this blog who have creditials are hammered at every turn on some other media to be sure your message stays put so that business as usual continues.
FYI, yesterday and today the Judicial Trial Court Administrators have a meeting and the Judicial Aministrative Conference. Patti Tobias, Director of the Courts, who recentlylet me know to send all correspondence to Michale Henderson to curtail the amount of emails to Jodi is on the Administrative Conference. She is not allowing our state employees to give us anymore information for some reason.
Here are the Trial Court Administrator participants and we are represented by Karlene Berhinger – District 1 who protects the judges, not the citizens.
Burton Butler
Hon. Jay Gaskill (Acting)
Karlene Behringer
Suzanne Johnson
Corrie Keller
Dan Kessler
Larry Reiner
Patti Tobias
Linda Wright
John Peay, Reporter
These guys form the Administrative Conference Judical Committee: Karlene is also on this one along with Debra Heise who is a Magistrate Judge in District 1. Just so you know, neither one of these two know how to protect confidential and private – personal information. Patti Tobias is also on both of these committees as well as Michael Henderson, Deputy Attorney General for Idaho.
Chair: Hon. Daniel T. Eismann
Karlene Behringer
Hon. Debra Heise
Hon. Roger Burdick
Burton W. Butler
Hon. Jay Gaskill
Hon. Gregory Culet
Cathy Derden
Hon. Kathryn Sticklen
Michael Henderson
Hon. John Luster
Hon. Ryan Boyer
Hon. Joel Horton
Suzanne Johnson
Hon. Jim Jones
Corrie Keller
Stephen Kenyon
Hon. Jeff Brudie
Dan Kessler
Hon. Brent Moss
John Peay
Hon. Karen Lansing
Larry Reiner
Hon. Peter McDermott
Patricia Tobias
Hon. Darla S. Williamson
Hon. Rick Bollar
Hon. Warren Jones
Hon. Barry Wood
Linda Wright
They are all down in Boise now. Their meetings were at the Center on the Grove and in the Capitol Basement because so many rooms were already in use. We will not know what they are discussing unless we get the minutes, which at this point are being witheld from me/us. I wonder what they had for lunch? Patti Tobias did mention in some of the meeting minutes I did receive, that because of budget restrictions these meeting would be held through teleconferencing – I guess the budget is not that bad. I wonder what they had for lunch?
Comment by Stebbijo — July 8, 2009 @ 11:03 am
Also, judicial competence is not just messed up here in North Idaho – it’s down south too. The mindset is almost barbaric. One of the judges who is on the Adminstrative Conference Committee actually ordered that a defendant have his mouth sealed with duct tape this last spring instead of removing him from the court. He was also considered mentally ill. (the defendant) This was in most papers nationally but was hardly covered in Idaho. I believe McDermott is voluntaringly retiring now, in lieu of dicipline, but not sure.
Yep, there are some real minds out there at work.
Okay, I am going to give this all a rest for now – but this was just too priceless not to share.
Comment by Stebbijo — July 8, 2009 @ 1:25 pm
Mike Kennedy told me that the mayor and council do not respect me.
Comment by Susie Snedaker — July 9, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
Well, Susie that statement by Mike Kennedy is absolutely inane – of all people not to respect – you? You must be too honest.
Comment by Stebbijo — July 10, 2009 @ 6:23 am
Give Mikey credit, he told the truth. He doesn’t respect the average person. Unless you are one of the Inside Connections you are dirt beneath his feet.
Comment by Pariah — July 10, 2009 @ 6:10 pm
Thanks, Stebbijo.
Pariah, Please note that he included the mayor and council in his diatribe.
Comment by Susie Snedaker — July 12, 2009 @ 8:11 am
Indeed and I believe him. That isn’t always the case but this time I take him at face value.
Were I subject to that kind of loathsome attack by an elected I would be pleased as punch. It would mean that another corrupt politician was so irritated at being exposed that they stooped to a personal attack and that would mean I had been effective in exposing them, their lies and corruptions. Good job Susie.
Comment by Pariah — July 12, 2009 @ 1:01 pm