Corzine Sued - Is the state operating illegally?

It has been clear for some time that New Jersey has been spending way beyond its means. And the Governor ("I didn't take this job to be Scrooge') continues to ignore the fiscal calamity facing the state. But with all of his fiscal scams, I thought he was intelligent enough to either change the rules or come up with a technicality around New Jersey's leaky laws regarding public funding and spending.
Apparently not.

Governor Corzine has failed to respond to an open records act request from Senate Republicans regarding the states budget. From Politicker:

The complaint notes that there is a constitutional requirement that the expenditures of the State not exceed its revenues and that Governor Corzine has acknowledged drops in revenue that meet or exceed the planned surplus for the current fiscal year. At the same time, the Governor has continued to sign new appropriations into law, without indicating how those appropriations will be funded.

Could it be that our Governor knows that the state is spending far outside the revenue it is taking in right now? I would bet on it. Otherwise, why would the governor refuse the request which would put him squarely in violation of the state constitution.

See the complaint here.

Read the Politicker article here.

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