Two of the lawmakers who were charged last week in a major statewide sting have announced their resignations. That’s good news, I guess.
Better news would be a major push by Gov. Jon Corzine, state Sen. President Richard Codey and Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts to strengthen the weak ethics reforms they agreed to and that the governor signed last week.
The governor made a mistake when he signed the package of bills. He should have conditionally vetoed the grandfather clause and demanded that the Legislature bring him a full and immediate ban instead. He should have forced legislators to take a position on the issue — either they could have tried to override his veto or the grandfather clause would have died. Either way we would know where everyone stands on it.
I like Corzine generally, but he was elected to clean up Trenton and has instead opted to play the same games that have been played for too long in the state capital. It is time for the governor to step up and use the power of the governor’s office and stop playing around.
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