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09-28-2005, 08:01 PM
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DeLay Indicted, steps aside
this was in my mailbox (and may I say ITS ABOUT TIME!)
The following is from Associated Press reporter Larry Margasak -- A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House of Representatives majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post. DeLay attorney Steve Brittain said DeLay was accused of a criminal conspiracy along with two associates, John Colyandro, former executive director of a Texas political action committee formed by DeLay, and Jim Ellis, who heads DeLay's national political committee. "I have notified the speaker that I will temporarily step aside from my position as majority leader pursuant to rules of the House Republican Conference and the actions of the Travis County district attorney today," DeLay said. Republican congressional officials said Speaker Dennis Hastert will recommend that Rep. David Dreier of California step into those duties. Some of the duties may go to the Republican Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri. The Republican rank and file may meet as early as Wednesday night to act on Hastert's recommendation. However, DeLay retains his seat representing Texas' 22nd congressional district, suburbs southwest of Houston. The charge carries a potential two-year sentence, which forces DeLay to step down under House Republican rules. "The defendants entered into an agreement with each other or with TRMPAC (Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee) to make a political contribution in violation of the Texas election code," says the four-page indictment. "The contribution was made directly to the Republican National Committee within 60 days of a general election." The indictment against the second-ranking, and most assertive Republican leader came on the final day of the grand jury's term. It followed earlier indictments of a state political action committee founded by DeLay and three of his political associates. Kevin Madden, DeLay's spokesman, dismissed the charge as politically motivated. "This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat," Madden said, citing prosecutor Ronnie Earle, a Democrat. "We regret the people of Texas will once again have their taxpayer dollars wasted on Ronnie Earle's pursuit of headlines and political paybacks." The grand jury action is expected to have immediate consequences in the House, where DeLay is largely responsible for winning passage of the Republican legislative program. House Republican Party rules require leaders who are indicted to temporarily step aside from their leadership posts. DeLay has denied committing any crime and accused the Democratic district attorney leading the investigation, Ronnie Earle, of pursuing the case for political motives. Democrats have kept up a crescendo of criticism of DeLay's ethics, citing three times last year that the House ethics committee admonished DeLay for his conduct. Earlier, DeLay attorney Bill White told reporters, "It's a skunky indictment if they have one." As a sign of loyalty to DeLay after the grand jury returned indictments against three of his associates, House Republicans last November repealed a rule requiring any of their leaders to step aside if indicted. The rule was reinstituted in January after lawmakers returned to Washington from the holidays fearing the repeal might create a backlash from voters. DeLay, 58, also is the center of an ethics swirl in Washington. The 11-term congressman was admonished last year by the House ethics committee on three separate issues and is the center of a political storm this year over lobbyists paying his and other lawmakers' tabs for expensive travel abroad. Wednesday's indictment stems from a plan DeLay helped set in motion in 2001 to help Republicans win control of the Texas House in the 2002 elections for the first time in decades. A state political action committee he created, Texans for a Republican Majority, was indicted earlier this month on charges of accepting corporate contributions for use in state legislative races. Texas law prohibits corporate money from being used to advocate the election or defeat of candidates; it is allowed only for administrative expenses. With Republican control of the Texas legislature, DeLay then engineered a redistricting plan that enabled the Republicans to take six Texas seats in the U.S. House away from Democrats - including one lawmaker switching parties - in 2004 and build its majority in Congress. ************* Republicans select Rep. Roy Blunt to become temporary House majority leader after Texas grand jury charges DeLay with criminal conspiracy. – William Branigin, Amy Goldstein, R. Jeffrey Smith 5:09 p.m. ET ************* and the next sound you hear (hopefully) will be the sound of Rove getting the guillotine........followed by Monkey boy and The Organ Grinder. Last edited by irishgrl; 09-28-2005 at 08:09 PM..
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There is already a thread about this.
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Poor delay - maybe some of those same black people who "kept" him from serving his country in Vietnam will show him a great time in jail - a$$hole
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Let me post this here then -
Poor delay - maybe some of those same black people who "kept" him from serving his country in Vietnam will show him a great time in jail - a$$hole
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