County Judge David Hudson and the 13 members of the Quorum Court–the Sebastian County Protection Racket in full bloom.

We take care of our own.  It’s not our money.

November 19, 2013 the County Judge and Quorum Court stated their intentions of giving county employees a 2% cost of living increase, while in the same breath proposing to award themselves a pay increase. Recall members of the private sector have no such protection i.e. public sector unions. How long has it been since private sector employees that subsidize these so-called “public servants” have had any sort of raises and certainly have no job security?

Now comes the revelation that the J.P.’s have awarded themselves health insurance not only for themselves but their entire families, replete with dental insurance.  It is reported in various publications that J.P.’s have an annual compensation of $6, 679.00 but never the additional $7,401.00 that each J.P. receives for his/hers personal insurance coupled with their entire family and the package contains dental insurance.

Recently, Mike Rainwater, Counsel for the Association of Arkansas Counties Risk Management Fund—no doubt another element in the protection racket for county employees was called on to offer a legal opinion.  Attorney Rainwater opined that “counties may provide medical insurance coverage for members of the Quorum Court, but there is no duty of a county or an insurance company to provide health insurance to a Quorum Court member.

Rainwater’s legal analysis was backed up by Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue.  What was left out of the Attorney’s summation was the fact that the 13 Quorum Court members were recipients of a full health insurance package—health & dental.  Furthermore; and sadly I may add, there was no mention by the 2 attorneys pertaining to the unconstitutional practices of the Quorum Court.  The attorneys did not see fit to address in an emphatic tone the Court’s illegal practice of awarding Gold standard health insurance benefits to the family members of the J.P.s, including dental.

The counties participation in the health insurance scam is likened to the U.S. Congress’ and their staffs receiving special insurance coverage thereby escaping Obamacare.

Sadly to say, this is another example of government corruption (legally & constitutionally) and is it possible 3 votes on the subject the Judge and the J.P.’s are still not aware of their egregious conduct?

A copy of this missive is being sent to A.G. Dustin McDaniel.

Joe McCutchen
Fort Smith
arkansasfreedom.net 

Cc: citizens & Attorney General