Re: IF I.O.L.T.A. IS LEGAL . . .

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Don't care what they steal, just as long as I get my share.

Cajun J.D.

On 11/29/03, Georgia Peach wrote:
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> There's so much crooked stuff going on in Louisiana,
> especially in the government, that I wonder why you Cajuns
> live there. What is it about Cajuns? Are they just naturally
> crooks and thieves?
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> Georgia Peach
> Atlanta
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> On 11/29/03, X-Office Holder wrote:
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>> By the way, did you know that the money that defendants put
>> up for bailbonds is deposited by the Sheriff in the bank and
>> draws interest and the Sheriff gets the interest. Now
>> that's a business ethics problem. Who rightfully should
>> receive the interest earned off of defendants' money
>> deposited with the Sheriffs of Louisiana for bailbonds?
>> Looks to me like it should belong to the defendants who own
>> the money deposited with the Sheriffs for bailbonds. More
>> Louisiana crooked politics!
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>> On 11/29/03, Hardy Parkerson, Atty. wrote:
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>>> Dear Counsel.Net Friends,
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>>> Now that the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that
>>> I.O.L.T.A. is legal (not moral, nor ethical), why not
>>> take all the money that Sheriffs hold for bailbonds and
>>> put it out to interest and give the interest to he bar
>>> foundations? Why not take all the money held by untility
>>> companies for utility deposits and put it out to interest
>>> and give the interest earned off that money to the bar
>>> foundations? Why not take all the money collected by
>>> churches and put it out to interest and give the interest
>>> to the bar foundations. No difference that I.O.L.T.A.
>>> Pretty good idea! I.O.L.T.A. is not a matter of whether or
>>> not it's legal. The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that it
>>> is. It's a matter of business ethics. Is it ethical?
>>> It's a matter of theology. It is moral and honest? Must
>>> be, if the Supreme Court says it is. But what about those
>>> four Supreme Court Justices that say, "No, it's not
>>> legal!"? There is more to it all than this, but this is
>>> something to think about.
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>>> HMP
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