This was written by Amy Handlin, the Republican deputy minority leader of the NJ General Assembly. Basically, whatever the truth of the matter, what she is saying is Democrats have stacked the deck against Christie in the legislative investigation.
Via NY Post:
Instead of getting to the truth of the Bridgegate affair, the new Legislative Select Committee on Investigation is looking more likely to obscure or distort the facts.
I voted in favor of forming the committee, and agreed to serve on it. Like all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I recognize the importance of learning who was motivated by what to authorize the infamous lane closures that wreaked havoc with people’s lives last fall. To protect the integrity of government as well as the safety of the traveling public, that truth must come out.
But the Democratic majority structured the committee in ways guaranteed to cast doubt on its findings. Moreover, it has no mechanism for public input, no ceiling on costs and no limits on its scope or methods.
For starters: With eight Democrats and four Republicans, the group’s extreme partisan imbalance undercuts any sense of shared purpose. Such a brazenly stacked deck sets the stage for unproductive bickering instead of thoughtful debate. The lack of a truly deliberative process is sure to cast doubt on any findings that seem to serve the interests of a political party over those of the public.