Posted on 05/13/2009 11:39:10 AM PDT by John Semmens
New York state senator Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) has not made payments on his $488,000 mortgage in over a year. The Senator declared it was not a matter of financial difficulty, but a matter of principle.
“I am a duly elected representative of the people,” Parker pointed out. “The people’s representatives need accommodations appropriate to their status as members of the governing class. The bank’s interest in profiting from the loan must be subservient to this greater purpose.”
Parker cited both “eminent domain” and “sovereign immunity” as the legal justification for his refusal to make payments. “Under eminent domain, the government may take property to be used for a public purpose,” Parker contended. “The provision of housing for a member of the government is as public a purpose as condemning private property to build a shopping mall or baseball stadium.”
“Under sovereign immunity, members of the government are exempt from laws that apply to ordinary citizens,” Parker added. “Our duty to govern cannot be impinged by rules meant to regulate the conduct of the governed.”
(Excerpt) Read more at azconservative.org ...
Hard to tell this from the news sometimes.
A typical Democrat.
What applies to peons(Americans) does not apply to him(Royalty).
Zero needs him in Washington, as he has passed the test.
obambi wannabe
Man oh man, nothing like a really good piece of pretzel logic to help out with the bills.
This man is crackers.
Yep - he’s a member of the black community who decries the white hatred over the years and is doing his best to get reparations, starting with his mortgage.
Sound familiar to a certain Chicago politician?
No, he's an African-American.
Embattled state Senator Kevin Parker pockets 22G stipend despite arrest
Who'd'a thunk it?
Then he should be sitting on a Ritz cracker.
Obama has found his Housing/Mortgage Czar!
Okay, NY FReepers ... time to vote this arrogant idiot out of office.
This takes bling to a new level.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.