Governor Bullock recently warned Montanans about worst case scenario, level 4 budget cuts. Agencies across the state are preparing to slash spending including medical care for the needy and mental-health services. All state agencies will be affected – except perhaps the Judicial and Judiciary Branch. Here is a look at shocking purchases made by Montana Judges on state credit cards, paid for by your tax money.
A judge charged their child’s school pictures to the State of Montana, Lifetouch School pictures. Perhaps this is the same judge that made charges to Victoria Secret and Brockels Chocolates, in which case he will probably need the memories of the school pictures. The judiciary branch made charges to Eyemart Express and Sagebrush Optical. And here I thought judges were blind. Maybe this judge needed to see the movies at Shiloh 14 and Carmike Theatre or maybe to see the play at Grandstreet Theatre. Yes, you the Montana tax payer paid for these showings.
I especially like the purchase made, and paid by Montanans, for custom dog tags at Dogtagus. I ask, why does a judge need custom dog tags? We know who you are. Maybe the judge uses them as ID when he or she goes to the Billings Family YMCA, The Women’s Health Club or Flathead Health and Fitness for which you are paying the club dues. Maybe they need custom tags to enter the Wheels of Thunder Roller Skating Rink where apparently Montana tax payers paid for a party.
Montanans can rest easy that a female judge is well dressed. The charges to Missguided assures us of that. Missguided is a clothing store that targets women ages 16-35. I don’t know many female judges that fit the age range but, again, maybe the Lifetouch memories are needed here. Maybe the 16 year old judge paid for her own school pictures.
I am sure the purchases made at Michael’s Hobby Store, Party America, Zumiez and Hobby-Lobby will go a long way to assist those wrongfully convicted persons in rebuilding their lives. Perhaps with the new eyeglasses the judges can at long last read the legal briefs that will free these wrongfully convicted souls.
But if the health club dues you are paying for is not enough to keep these judges fit you can relax knowing the many purchases at Scheel’s, North 40 Outfitters and Master Sports will fill the bill in providing the necessary outlet for the mental health of these fine people. Never mind that the rest of Montana will have mental-health services cut and medical care for the needy will be cut. The judge that charged personal insurance at Kemper Insurance will have his or her needs met. And if this is still not enough the purchase at Pug Mahon Irish Pub should take care of the rest, unless this takes us back to Victoria Secret and the need for the school picture memories.
The State of Montana checkbook should be used for the good of Montana. I fail to see where Victoria Secret is for the good of Montana except maybe we have a happy judge. Governor Bullock, please find the happy judge and get the money back and give it to somebody to buy their medication so they don’t commit suicide.
Find all this information at Montana’s Checkbook online. Governor Bullock, please look at your website.