Texan Democrat Files Ethics Complaint Against Tom DeLay
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Posted on 06/15/2004 2:30:03 PM PDT by lainie
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas Democrat who is losing his House seat because of redistricting engineered by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is filing ethics complaints against the Republican leader.
Rep. Chris Bell is charging that DeLay, R-Texas, provided legislative favors to a company that made campaign contributions to DeLay and other Republicans, laundered other corporate donations to illegally help Texas GOP candidates and improperly used his office in asking the Federal Aviation Administration to track down a private plane used by Texas Democrats.
"The charges are very serious and well documented," said Bell's spokesman, Eric Burns.
DeLay's press secretary, Jonathan Grella, characterized the complaint being filed Tuesday with the House ethics committee as "warmed-over and factually deficient allegations from a bitter partisan on his way out of office. This election year scorched-earth strategy is doomed to fail."
Bell's charges would be the first filed against a House leader since the ethics committee took up a case against former Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997 that contributed to his decision to leave office. Since then there has been an unspoken truce between the two parties on filing ethics complaints.
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Second, Bell says that the Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee created by DeLay had given $190,000 in corporate donations to the Republican National Committee, which in turn gave that money to Texas GOP candidates, an action that would be illegal under Texas law.
Third, he says DeLay abused his office in asking the FAA to track down the plane thought to have been used by Democrats who last year left the state to prevent Republicans in Austin from approving a controversial redistricting plan backed by DeLay and favoring Republicans.
House Dems will not want to go there.
Someone needs to post a pic of the Texas Congressional Dem caucus, under the heading..."Politically Dead Men Talking"...I'mm soooooooo not gonna miss Marty Frost...talk about a comedown..18 months ago, running for House Minority Leader, now, soon to be out of a job...
"A Texas Democrat who is losing his House seat because of redistricting engineered by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is filing ethics complaints against the Republican leader."
HE LOST HIS SEAT IN THE DEMONRAT PRIMARY!!!
Whadda bunch of maroons!
God bless the true Conservatives in the great State of Texas!
I wouldn't be so sure about Frost getting whipped by Sessions. I live in the district. Frost has sent out flyers and taken out ads that do not state his party affiliation and try to paint him as a moderate. I've also noticed quite a few bumper stickers and yard signs for him, as well. While not scientific in any way, it is a little concerning. I still think Sessions will likely win, but it may be a closer race than previously thought.
As long as Sessions gets ONE MORE vote, I'm happy..seriously, it won't be close, because that would require a whole lot of ticket splitting, and Dem voters ain't that smart..
Again?...Weren't these same charges dismissed, a few months ago?...dumb@$$e$ Liberals, trying to blame some else again. :/
Being outside the state .. it still appears to me to be nothing more than payback for the redistricting. The charges have been levied before .. with no evidence to support them. The dems still think that in today's new media climate they can accuse people of wrongdoing with impunity.
I believe I'm in the district as well. I don't think it will be a Sessions face crush, but I think Sessions will win with at least 52% or so of the vote.
Don't forget that the Travis County DA is probably going to bring trumped up charges against Delay to force him to step down as majority leader. The Travis County DumbAss is a long time Democrat hack who loves to bring baseless charges against Republican officials in order to keep his voters happy. (Travis County is one of the most liberal in all of Texas.) Usually he drops the charges after the damage has been done. I fully expect an indictment sometime in late September or early October in order to try and do the most damage to President Bush.
Texan Democrat Files Ethics Complaint Against Tom DeLay
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Isn't there also the danger that Sessions could fall from overconfidence in the likely success of the general Republican ticket in TX? Sessions may not be aware that Frost will have fairly high name ID, and nearly anyone on a government check will support Frost.
I hope he keeps the AWB in sunset!
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The unrelated charges are the last gasp of a desperate Rat (only sitting congressmen can bring up charges and his time is done).
Not to be forgotten in all of this, Chris Bell is a white guy who is pissed that a Republican redistricted Texas so that a minority was more likely to get his seat.
But I won't suggest that Chris is throwing this fit because he is a racist. He's just hoping that the public won't recall how he came to this position.
Oh!..I remember that D.A. "media whore"..did the same thing couple years ago...like every election cycle..."an real (ITS' ALL ABOUT ME) Klintoon"
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