Bob Gulack's Letter to the Editor

Written by: Paul Eisenman on Nov 30, 2008 1:23 PM EST

Linked to groups: Bergen Grassroots, DFA New Jersey

Hi %%first%%,

The Record published a letter from Steering Committee member Bob Gulack today (Sunday), outlining our plans for Wednesday's meeting. As it actually appeared in the printed edition, photos of Aronsohn, Ferriero and Corzine appear as insets, giving the letter much greater visibility. 

We anticipate this could attract many more people to our meeting. How about you; is this important meeting on your calendar? 

All the best,

Paul

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No vacancy yet at Democratic top

Paul Aronsohn's "Bergen Democrats need to polish their image" (Other Views, Nov. 26) states that, with regard to the issue of replacing Bergen County Democratic boss Joseph Ferriero, now under federal indictment, "[e]veryone involved seem to agree: It's time to move on."

Well, I can tell you one person who doesn't agree, and that's Joe Ferriero. And, unfortunately, under the current Bergen County Democratic bylaws, Ferriero's opinion is the only one that counts on this issue.

The fact that seems to be escaping both Aronsohn and Governor Corzine ("Corzine will help pick Ferriero successor," Political Stile, Page L-3, Nov. 16) is that the bylaws contain no provision for forcing out a chairman who does not wish to resign.

Far from going voluntarily, Ferriero has already arranged to keep in control of the party for the indefinite future by taking a leave of absence and passing on all of a chairman's powers to his vice chairman until he may decide to come back. Bylaws limit powers of the vice chairman "[i]n the absence of the chairman" to presiding at meetings.

The only remedy is for committee members to call a convention, amend the bylaws, and oust Ferriero. Both Corzine and Aronsohn are jumping the gun by discussing who may be elected someday to fill a vacancy that does not yet exist.

Robert Gulack

Fair Lawn, Nov. 26

The writer, a former member of the Bergen County Democratic Committee, serves on the steering committee of Bergen Grassroots, which will be discussing this issue at its Wednesday meeting at the Ethical Culture Society in Teaneck.

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