GOP Pushes Rule Change To Protect DeLay's Post

Washington Post ^ | November 17, 2004 | Charles Babington

[IBisOK]

Understandably, this is from the POST, and while the writing may be suspect, I find the facts disturbing. This may backfire on the GOP.

[Texas_Jarhead]

Sounds like a reasonable rule. As you say, changing it could be problematic. As much as I like DeLay if a grand jury indicts him then he shouldn't be in a leadership position.

[Reaganez]

This is inside baseball two years from the next election.It will not hurt the GOP one iota.

The more the big Leftist newspapers and networks scream bloody murder the more they are ignored by moderate and conservative voters.

[FreedomPoster]

While I generally agree, the specifics of this situation look a tad bogus, from what (admittedly) little I've seen. Isn't this the result of a Dem prosecutor from the People's Republik of Austin who's had a ton of partisan political prosecutions thrown out of court / thrown out on appeal?

[goldstategop]

Ronnie Earlie would LOVE to indict Tom DeLay. He's the Democratic Travis County DA. The only county in Texas Kerry carried November 2nd. All roads lead and end there.

[IBisOK]

I am not concerned or commenting on what DeLay did or the indictments.
I find it disturbing that the GOP will change a rule that ALLOWS someone indicted to remain on a post, especially when they created the rule to get Rostenkowski to resign.
If the Dems did this, we'd be screaming to high heaven.

[sittnick]

GOP Pushes Rule Change To Protect DeLay's Post

Okay, who's the wiseguy who tried to ZOT! Delay's Post? And when did the GOP get involved in Free Republic internal affairs?

[PhillyGal]

An indictment is an indictment.

Good enough for Rostenkowski; good enough for Delay.

I know it's hardball politics, but have some integrity, for pete's sake!

[been_lurking]

Some of us, maybe. Some of us will remember the old, time-honored saying "innocent until proven guilty."

An indictment is not a conviction. You need a trial and a verdict for that. I think the current House rule is stupid, and flies in the face of everything the Constitution was adopted to protect.

[stands2reason]

The only county in Texas Kerry carried November 2nd.

HUH?

[stands2reason]

Who are you?

IBisOK --- Since Nov 22, 2003

And this is your first post? Not much to say til now, huh?

[Not A Snowbird]

Must be one of our tall, dark, silent FReepers. :-)

[nopardons]

WHY? HOW?

[Not A Snowbird]

Well, innocent until proven guilty, right?

[nopardons]

It's a SLEEPER TROLL!

[Cicero]

It's a witch hunt. If senators are going to be suspended because Democrat partisans go after them with false charges, then the rules need to be changed.

[Slings and Arrows]

There's an old saying in law: "A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if a DA asked them to."

[Tax-chick]

A marginal case. I'm inclined to think it's a troll, just because he can't FORMAT. Zot, even *I* know how to paragraph!

See?

[goldstategop]

Travis is the Black Hole Of Texas. Everything disappears into its vortex never to escape again.

[goldstategop]

If Earle wants DeLay's scalp, he could get it.