Unacceptable that the public trust is broken« Thread Started on Sept 7, 2007, 11:34pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Top Democrats: Resignations, yes; special ethics session, noHome News Tribune Online 09/7/07By GREGORY J. VOLPEGANNETT STATE BUREAUread at source> http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic ... 44ATLANTIC CITY -- While hoping to fete the presidential candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton at their annual convention Friday, New Jersey's top Democrats instead had to call for the resignation of two fellow legislators who were among 11 public officials arrested on bribery charges the day before.Top Democrats -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine, Senate President Richard J. Codey, Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr., and state party chairman Joseph Cryan -- called for Assemblyman Mims Hackett Jr., D-Essex, who is also mayor of Orange, and Assemblyman Alfred Steele, D-Passaic, to resign from their state office. They resigned committee positions earlier in the day."It is unacceptable that the public trust is broken by anyone, Republicans or Democrats," Corzine said.