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Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

Yes he pushed to change it! BUT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS!

He is being the victim of this political prosecution by Earle. Earle has the power to remove the Republican leadership by a phony political indictment. So, yes they considered it but they did not! The important point is the Democrats NEVER HAD THAT RULE!

I find it quite comical that the R's keep spinning this as a partisan witch hunt, when Earle has prosecuted many more D's than R's:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in678234.shtml

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"A good district attorney can indict a ham sandwich if he wants to, and Mr. Earle understands that," says Carter. "The accusations harm as much as the convictions. … Because all you have right now is accusations, and we're having an interview on a national television show about accusations. So they're obviously harmful or it wouldn't be news."

Is he saying that Earle is deliberately doing this? "I don't know whether he's doing – if he does it or not. I just know," says Carter. "I just know that you've seen a history that seems that way."

Carter is alluding to the charge made by DeLay and other Republicans that Earle’s motives are partisan, and he points to Earle’s unsuccessful attempt to prosecute Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on ethics charges.

Hutchinson said: "I know he prosecutes for political purposes. He did it to me."

"I'm not surprised that she would say that," says Earle. "That's pretty much what other politicians that I've prosecuted have said."

But does he believe that example casts a shadow over this case, and these indictments?

"That was one case. There have been somewhere around 15 cases involving elected officials, that my office has prosecuted," says Earle. "Of the 15, 12 were Democrats; three were Republican. But now, he’s dealing with one of the most powerful politicians in the country."