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CJA's People's Campaign
THE PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY
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ANTHONY PAPPAS
I requested to testify at the September 17th hearing of
the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, in Manhattan, registering
through the Commission’s website and indicating that my testimony would
relate to due process and the courts. I don’t recall the precise date,
but thereafter telephoned the Commission, twice, each time speaking with
Bryce Jones of the Commission staff, who told me I was on the list of
speakers. Based thereon, I travelled to Pace University in
Manhattan where the hearing was being held – a trip that took me an hour.
However, when I arrived, I was told my name was not on the list of
speakers and was refused admittance. Upon returning home, I found an e-mail from the
Commission, sent at 3:29 that afternoon, after I had already left to go to
the hearing. It stated that the list of topics for speakers was
limited to three topics and that I would not be permitted to testify because
my proposed testimony was not among the group of three approved topics.
The e-mail is below: ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Dear
Registrant:
Thank
you for your interest in testifying this evening at the Moreland Commission
to Investigate Public Corruption. As mentioned in the release announcing
the hearing that also appears on the Commission’s website, we are only
seeking public testimony on the following three issues:
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The adequacy of existing state laws, regulations and
procedures involving unethical and unlawful misconduct by public officials
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The electoral process
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Campaign finance laws
In
our release we specifically stated that “members of the public, as well as
public officials, public policy experts, advocacy organizations and others
are invited to testify or attend the hearings and are asked to address these
issues.” We also asked that if you chose to testify that testimony be
submitted by noon yesterday. It appears that either you did not submit your
testimony by noon or your proposed testimony is outside of the scope of the
hearing. Therefore we are notifying you that rather than provide oral
testimony this evening that you submit written testimony
Please know that only speakers who are registered to testify this evening
will be admitted.
The Commission’s website is
www.publiccorruption.moreland.ny.gov
Moreland Commission to * * *
CJA's People's Campaign Menu
CJA's August 5, 2013 letter to Commission --
The People Have Something to Say -- & Evidence to Back it Up
Holding the
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