Comments on: Meet The New Spanish Inquisition http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gary White http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-73722 Gary White Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:48:41 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-73722 i am being disciplined for being a Christian. i wrote a letter criticizing the Atlantic Beach Manager for trying to run the CME Church out of town and Disciplinary Counsel went off. can you tell me what Federal agency is investigating them? i am being disciplined for being a Christian.
i wrote a letter criticizing the Atlantic Beach Manager for trying to run the CME Church out of town and Disciplinary Counsel went off.
can you tell me what Federal agency is investigating them?

]]> By: Not in your lifetime http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-33536 Not in your lifetime Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:26:53 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-33536 Like Toal is going to do anything. She and the Court will continue to ignore lawyers constitutional rights in the disciplinary process. Once a lawyer is accused of wrongdoing they automatically seize three years of trust account records (better hope your acct is balanced to the penny) or that will bring another charge. There must be changes in the process to accord all lawyers the due process rights we have as Americans. Those rights can not continue to be ignored and or denied just because the SC Supreme Court says so. Like Toal is going to do anything. She and the Court will continue to ignore lawyers constitutional rights in the disciplinary process. Once a lawyer is accused of wrongdoing they automatically seize three years of trust account records (better hope your acct is balanced to the penny) or that will bring another charge. There must be changes in the process to accord all lawyers the due process rights we have as Americans. Those rights can not continue to be ignored and or denied just because the SC Supreme Court says so.

]]> By: Bar Association Report In Chief Justice’s Hands | FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-31421 Bar Association Report In Chief Justice’s Hands | FITSNews For Now Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:39:21 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-31421 [...] 2008 - A draft report from the American Bar Association harshly criticizing South Carolina’s controversial attorney discipline system has been confidentially provided to S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal, a source close to the S.C. [...] [...] 2008 – A draft report from the American Bar Association harshly criticizing South Carolina’s controversial attorney discipline system has been confidentially provided to S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal, a source close to the S.C. [...]

]]> By: Know Your Rights - Undocumented Workers Entitled to Workers’ Compensation :: No Borders and Binaries http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-23841 Know Your Rights - Undocumented Workers Entitled to Workers’ Compensation :: No Borders and Binaries Wed, 28 May 2008 20:39:59 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-23841 [...] a decision that is sure to unleash political firestorms at both the state and national level, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week that illegal immigrants have the same right as any other worker to receive payments [...] [...] a decision that is sure to unleash political firestorms at both the state and national level, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week that illegal immigrants have the same right as any other worker to receive payments [...]

]]> By: Year Of The Monkey (Business) | FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-6170 Year Of The Monkey (Business) | FITSNews For Now Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:27:00 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-6170 [...] This scandal is No. 2 with a bullet, and probably should have been No. 1 given the fact that it involves powerful people’s daughters getting the benefit of the State Supreme Court’s, um, benevolence. It also happens to be another FITSNews original that created a veritable sh*tstorm of mainstream media coverage as well as proposed legislative changes. Oh, and welcome to our radar screen, Madame Chief Justice. [...] [...] This scandal is No. 2 with a bullet, and probably should have been No. 1 given the fact that it involves powerful people’s daughters getting the benefit of the State Supreme Court’s, um, benevolence. It also happens to be another FITSNews original that created a veritable sh*tstorm of mainstream media coverage as well as proposed legislative changes. Oh, and welcome to our radar screen, Madame Chief Justice. [...]

]]> By: SC http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-4483 SC Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:57:10 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-4483 I agree with #23... all we have are anonymous sources because it endangers people's careers to speak out against the court. This country is founded upon free speech, but sometimes there are reasons out there for one not wanting to be identified for fear of retribution when speaking (think Deep Throat in the Watergate scandal). When a situation is sticky, you have to go with what you've got. And that's what fitsnews has done with the bar exam scandal and that's what the State has done to an extent (got to credit them for publishing some anonymous sources too). If you didn't go with what you had, anonymous or not, then the truth would never come out and we would all have to live under this court's oppressive ways forever. Be glad that people are brave enough to stand up for what is right, even if they don't want to play career Russian Roulette. "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein "All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing." - Edmond Burke Just a few quotes that I felt to be relevant. We have good people here who HAVE done something... even if anonymously, and you shouldn't call those publicizing their comments to be "bad journalists" or "yellow journalists". Yellow journalism does exist, but it is not concerned with bringing to light what should be brought to light for the good of humanity, but rather it aims merely at selling papers. This is not yellow. I agree with #23… all we have are anonymous sources because it endangers people’s careers to speak out against the court. This country is founded upon free speech, but sometimes there are reasons out there for one not wanting to be identified for fear of retribution when speaking (think Deep Throat in the Watergate scandal).

When a situation is sticky, you have to go with what you’ve got. And that’s what fitsnews has done with the bar exam scandal and that’s what the State has done to an extent (got to credit them for publishing some anonymous sources too). If you didn’t go with what you had, anonymous or not, then the truth would never come out and we would all have to live under this court’s oppressive ways forever. Be glad that people are brave enough to stand up for what is right, even if they don’t want to play career Russian Roulette.

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” – Albert Einstein

“All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.” – Edmond Burke

Just a few quotes that I felt to be relevant. We have good people here who HAVE done something… even if anonymously, and you shouldn’t call those publicizing their comments to be “bad journalists” or “yellow journalists”. Yellow journalism does exist, but it is not concerned with bringing to light what should be brought to light for the good of humanity, but rather it aims merely at selling papers. This is not yellow.

]]> By: Pete http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-4503 Pete Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:07:08 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-4503 In his 2003 book, Breach of Trust, U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn writes: “Power is like morphine. It dulls the senses, impairs judgment and leads politicians to make choices that damage their own character and the machinery of Democracy.” In his 2003 book, Breach of Trust, U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn writes: “Power is like morphine. It dulls the senses, impairs judgment and leads politicians to make choices that damage their own character and the machinery of Democracy.”

]]> By: SC Lawyer http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-4497 SC Lawyer Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:01:52 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-4497 A lawyer, If you are actually a lawyer, which you probably are not. If you are equating credibility with the absence of anonymous sources, then I disagree with your comment. This article is right on par with the use of anonymous sources in this issue because we are dealing with the legal field. The legal field has to answer to the almighty Supreme Court of SC. The issues involved are potentially incriminating to the Supreme Court of SC. No attorney in his right mind is going to go on record non-anonymously and state what he truly believes. Yes anonymous sources are typically not considered to be the best sources in the world of journalism, but in a "whistleblowing" type of situation such as this... it's basically all you've got and these issues are things that need to be brought to light to the public. Credibility matters, yes, but so does the truth. I commend FitsNews for taking a risk on publishing this whole bar exam scandal in the first place. It wouldn't have been brought to the light of day if not for FitsNews... the State did not pick up on it until later. Again, good job FitsNews. Let the haters hate, but at the end of the day you were the first on the story. A lawyer,
If you are actually a lawyer, which you probably are not. If you are equating credibility with the absence of anonymous sources, then I disagree with your comment. This article is right on par with the use of anonymous sources in this issue because we are dealing with the legal field. The legal field has to answer to the almighty Supreme Court of SC. The issues involved are potentially incriminating to the Supreme Court of SC. No attorney in his right mind is going to go on record non-anonymously and state what he truly believes.

Yes anonymous sources are typically not considered to be the best sources in the world of journalism, but in a “whistleblowing” type of situation such as this… it’s basically all you’ve got and these issues are things that need to be brought to light to the public. Credibility matters, yes, but so does the truth.

I commend FitsNews for taking a risk on publishing this whole bar exam scandal in the first place. It wouldn’t have been brought to the light of day if not for FitsNews… the State did not pick up on it until later. Again, good job FitsNews. Let the haters hate, but at the end of the day you were the first on the story.

]]> By: LOL-BTW http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-4493 LOL-BTW Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:42:46 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-4493 haha! busted. Nice try. Notverybright indeed! haha! busted. Nice try. Notverybright indeed!

]]> By: A lawyer http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/11/29/meet-the-new-spanish-inquisition/#comment-4488 A lawyer Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:29:53 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=2189#comment-4488 Parasite, you were so busted on those 3 comments. LOL. And does anyone really question whether Folks is the best means of cleaning up anything? Even if you don't know his history, this blog leaves you feeling dirty. Notverybright is right. Credibility matters. Parasite, you were so busted on those 3 comments. LOL.

And does anyone really question whether Folks is the best means of cleaning up anything? Even if you don’t know his history, this blog leaves you feeling dirty. Notverybright is right. Credibility matters.

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