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To: Dale Baker who wrote (13907)	11/19/2004 5:34:58 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) of 20773

Good question. Where have all the adults gone? From The Progress Report: americanprogressaction.org Under the Radar CONGRESS – GOP CLEARS WAY FOR CRIMINAL LEADERS: It's official: House Republicans voted yesterday to "abandon an 11-year-old party rule that required a member of their leadership to step aside temporarily if indicted." After all, said bill sponsor Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX), "you can be indicted for just about anything in this country." Republicans took a less generous stance toward potentially criminal behavior in 1993, when they adopted the indictment rule to "spotlight the legal troubles of prominent Democrats." But the rule now threatened Republican House Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), whose three Texas associates already face indictments for "illegally using corporate money to help Republicans win state legislative races in 2002." Not all Republicans agreed with the change, however: Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) said it was a "mistake." Call or e-mail your representative and find out whether he or she supports these closed-door efforts to protect the majority leader from ethical scrutiny.

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