This is part of the reason we are where we are. Where are the priorities to protect the tax payers? Everyone is taking a bite and eventually it will all be too much.
Washington Examiner-
This weekend, judges, lawyers and staff of the country’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will convene in Maui, Hawaii, for a government-funded conference that they refused to cancel despite pressure from Republican lawmakers who balked at the junket’s $1 million price tag.
Two Supreme Court Justices, Samuel Alito and Anthony Kennedy, will attend the three-day event and are scheduled to speak briefly on the conference’s final day. Their mere presence will add tens of thousands of dollars to the conference’s security costs, law enforcement sources told The Washington Examiner.
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the reserved ocean-view rooms cost as much as $1,500, a contract shows. The maximum government per diem for judges is $397 a day.
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The conference includes a list of sidelights, including yoga, Zumba dancing and surfing lessons, which court officials say are being underwritten by private funds.
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