State Republican Chairman Tom Fetzer Monday called for Gov. Bev Perdue to fire two of her Cabinet members as a result of recent controversies.
At a news conference at GOP headquarters, he urged the governor to remove Alvin Keller, the corrections secretary and Reuben Young, the crime control and public safety secretary, Rob Christensen reports. Fetzer criticized Keller for failing to fill vacancies of parole officers and for backpedaling on his orders to release prisoners who were sentenced to life in prison. Fetzer said it was "inexcusable" that parole jobs would go vacant in the current economy. And he said Keller's comments regarding the release of inmates sentenced to life was inconsistent with what private emails have shown.
Fetzer criticized Young for his role as chief legal counsel to former Gov. Mike Easley for failing to properly investigate claims that the governor's office instructed employees to delete emails. He said Young should not be in charge charge of crime and public safety when he "twice looked the other way" when state open record laws were being broken.
"If the governor is serious about reform, if she is serious about ethics and transparency, if she is serious about filling parole officer vacancies...these are two actions she should take today," Fetzer said. He called on Perdue to appoint a panel of journalists and concerned citizens to identify obstacles that stand in the way of access to public records.
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CALL OUT BEV to declare NC Sovereignty from the FEDS ! ! !
February 9, 2010 - 7:04am — BitterEXdemocratFetzer needs to CALL OUT BEV to redeclare NC a sovereign state by the 10th Amendment...
instead, she's kissin up to the Chosen One and has vowed allegience as one of the 10 governors to manage domestic national guard response or whatever...
did you know that returning soldiers are being asked if they would take arms against citizens in favor of the Union? WHY is this being asked?
www.Oathkeepers.org
Can YOU take the oath?
The State Constitution requires a balanced budget
February 8, 2010 - 8:38pm — PaulTerrellAdamLinker, the North Carolina State Constitution requires a balanced budget. Instead of a partisan attack on someone who has no say in what laws are passed, maybe you should contact your legislator in the General Assembly. And it would better for you to find the quote about what you said Fetzer said and present it here.
http://voteterrell.com
Thank goodness.
February 8, 2010 - 5:24pm — tomyknowledgeI'm glad the Democrats didn't listen to Fetzer. They did the right thing by raising taxes and maintaining hefty spending habits. We need to continue to test the limits of the average North Carolina working family.
Imagine if Fetzer had his way
February 8, 2010 - 3:47pm — AdamLinkerTom Fetzer wanted to cut more than $4 billion from the FY09-10 budget. North Carolina would have been firing parole officers instead of hiring them. Maybe he should consider stepping down.