The time is now for the Bergen County Democratic Organization to remove Ferriero and Oury from any positions of authority within the party's structure. We're calling upon the Chairman and the Party's chief counsel to put the integrity and the good name of all Democrats ahead of their individual personal and professional agendas of wielding their positions of power for their own gain.
For those with a memory of Bergen County politics, this isn't the first time a party chairman has been faced with calls for his resignation. BCRO Chairman Berek Don was forced to resign following his involvement in a money funneling scheme to former Senator Torricelli.
From the NY Times circa 1997:
Mired in personal and professional scandal, the leader of New Jersey's largest county Republican party has resigned, party officials said.
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The county Republican vice-chairwoman, Rita Kirk, said that Mr. Don, who resigned Monday, wanted to avoid bringing negative publicity to the county organization.
Unlike Don who pled guilty in 1999, it's important to mention, again, that there have been no indictments in the Ferriero situation.
However, US Attorney Chris Christie seems to have been more prudent when issuing his subpoenas since the Menendez debacle. It should be interesting to see how this plays out.
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The Repbulican chair was funneling money to Democratic Senator Toricelli? How bizarre is that?
Yeah, it was quite the soap opera.
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