Thursday, March 25, 2004
DeLay to Step Down?
From Roll Call:
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has begun quiet discussions with a handful of colleagues about the possibility that he will have to step down from his leadership post temporarily if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury investigating alleged campaign finance abuses.
...Republican Conference rules state that a member of the elected leadership who has been indicted on a felony carrying a penalty of at least two years in prison must temporarily step down from the post.
I'd be skeptical though, it's unlike DeLay to do anything that might seem ethical.
Update:
It seems that DeLay is using kids to help him raise money. With an indictment possibly soon to come, it appears DeLay's dirty deals might finally be catching up to him. I am surprised how little attention it has gotten up to this point. He's been notorious for extorting people to get campaign contributions, and there are more than one occasion of obvious quid pro quo. The "Hammer" might be too imtimidating to some, but finally a Texas law man is standing up to him.
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House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has begun quiet discussions with a handful of colleagues about the possibility that he will have to step down from his leadership post temporarily if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury investigating alleged campaign finance abuses.
...Republican Conference rules state that a member of the elected leadership who has been indicted on a felony carrying a penalty of at least two years in prison must temporarily step down from the post.
I'd be skeptical though, it's unlike DeLay to do anything that might seem ethical.
Update:
It seems that DeLay is using kids to help him raise money. With an indictment possibly soon to come, it appears DeLay's dirty deals might finally be catching up to him. I am surprised how little attention it has gotten up to this point. He's been notorious for extorting people to get campaign contributions, and there are more than one occasion of obvious quid pro quo. The "Hammer" might be too imtimidating to some, but finally a Texas law man is standing up to him.
