Do I recall that it is rule of the Democrats in the House that they should step down if indicted and the Pubbies have no such rule?
Do I recall that it is rule of the Democrats in the House that they should step down if indicted and the Pubbies have no such rule?
Beats me. I know that the Republican rule enacted in 1993 was that House GOP leaders step aside from their leadership post if indicted for a crime that could bring a sentence of at least two years. The Democrat rule more recently adopted is that committee leaders who are indicted should step aside from their leadership post. I don't know - is Jefferson a committee leader?
No, that is backwards. Republicans have a rule that if you are indicted for a felony, you must step down from chairs or other leadership positions.
The democrats have no such rule. That was what Jefferson was pointing out in his letter -- Democrats have been indicted, gone to trial, and never been asked to step down unless they were convicted.
BTW, to others, Tom Delay DID step down from his leadership positions as soon as he was indicted. In January he made it PERMANENT -- before that it was still his job to have when the indictment was dismissed or he won his case.