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Originally Posted by Seaver
Upon reading this, what is the charge of conspiracy for?
Either it's not listed or I'm simply missing it, but I honestly dont know what the charge of conspiracy is based off of. If it gets brought to trial, yes he should step down from the Republican leadership while he fights the charges. That promise is vital to their cause.
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Seaver....it is complicated, it has taken three years....to the eve of the expiration of the statute of limitations, to bring this single criminal conspiracy charge against Tom Delay:
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http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news...d=475590&rfi=6
McNeely: In Texas legal circles, just how bulletproof are TRMPAC and TAB?
Dave McNeely
MRT Wire Services
09/19/2005
.........For Earle, the state's chief ethics enforcer for almost 30 years, the main reason he ran for re-election in 2004 was because he thought the Legislature in which he once served was being corrupted.
The indictments "involve the misuse of corporate money to influence Texas elections in 2002,'' Earle said in a statement. "They contain allegations that TAB and TRMPAC worked together in a complicated scheme to circumvent the election code by funneling massive amounts of secret corporate wealth into elections.''...........
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Ronnie Earle has a reputation for prosecuting wrongoers from both major political parties. He appears to be a dedicated, non-partisan prosecutor.
Since Tom Delay was unsuccessful earlier this year, in an attempt to change house ethics rules to exempt non-federal indictments from disqualifying him from holding his house majority leader position while under indictment, he is required to relinquish his leadership role until the outcome of prosecution on the conspiracy charge, and.....he has.....
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http://www.nbc4.com/news/5031484/detail.html
House Majority Leader DeLay Indicted In Texas
POSTED: 12:54 pm EDT September 28, 2005
UPDATED: 1:22 pm EDT September 28, 2005
WASHINGTON -- A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post.
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.
GOP congressional officials said Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., will recommend that Rep. David Dreier of California step into those duties. Some of the duties may go to the GOP whip, Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri. The Republican rank and file may meet as early as Wednesday night to act on Hastert's recommendation.............
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and.....Rep. David Dreier is a closeted gay man who lives with the chief of staff of his congressional office.
Links:
http://larryflynt.com/notebook.php?id=88
http://www.blogactive.com/2004/09/ta...ier-is_17.html
http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/b...th_gay_920.htm
This is signifigant because republicans have largely embraced the christian right position that being gay is a sinful "choice", and have a legislative agenda that includes president Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to ban lawful unions of gay partners. The "party of the family", now has a closeted gay man as acting house majority leader. I'll be happy to provide more links to bolster the argument that Dreier is gay, upon request.