Fraud of the Week: T. J. Rooney on Judge Michael T. Joyce

Fraud of the Week:
T. J. Rooney on Judge Michael T. Joyce

RockTheCapital.org

Last week T.J. Rooney stumbled out of his moral leave-of-absence long enough to judge the appropriateness of staying in public office after defrauding a financial institution.

Democratic Party Chairman T.J. Rooney sent out a statement saying that Judge Joyce should do "the honorable thing" and not run for reelection.

"It is absolutely incomprehensible to me as to how a judge would subject himself to this kind of negative publicity and still have the audacity to ask to serve the public rather than excuse himself from the process and demonstrating humility and remorse," Mr. Rooney said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 17, 2007)

Mr. Rooney, too, did the “honorable thing” and quit office rather than be thrown out. Rooney has steadfastly refused to pay back the money he kept after the “unconstitutional” pay raise. ''The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has taken another view on several occasions. Until the Supreme Court tells me differently, I will follow the law of Pennsylvania.” (Morning Call , November 17, 2005)

Apparently, Article 2 Section 8 does not appear on Mr. Rooney's constitutional eye-chart.

RocktheCapital.Org asked Rooney on December 26, 2006 on WHP-580 AM if he would pay the money back after the Supreme Court’s September 14, 2006 decision. He responded by saying that John Perzel didn’t pay the money back and blurted: “I’ll show you mine when Perzel shows you his.”

RTC is only interested in seeing JP and TJ's repayment stubs.