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Jefferson Rejects Call to Resign from House Committee
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Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson was quick to reject Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s request, made earlier today, that he resign his position on the House Ways and Means Committee. In his response, Jefferson called Pelosi’s request “perplexing and unreasonable”, arguing that none of the other members of Congress currently under investigation had been asked to resign their committee positions. Jefferson went on to claim that to do so would "unfairly punish" the people of his district.
I reject . . .
Jefferson's rejection
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By WiseCrackerMay 24, 2006 - 3:38pmresign
If he is guilty and knows he is guilty he should resign.
I don't care if he thinks he can get away with it by hiring
a good lawyer or what his thoughts are.
If he is guilty ... be a good guy and go away.
Term limits need to be initiated.
Harley Think Tank
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By harleythinktankMay 24, 2006 - 3:47pmEven if he ISN'T guilty, he.....
.......should step aside for the duration. I don't know what the mechanism is for replacing a Rep. in LA, but perhaps the Governor could appoint a temporary replacement. A special election would be an imposition on the people of NOLA, given the recent troubles.
"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear."
William Gladstone, 4-time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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By rocklibMay 24, 2006 - 4:50pmHow unfair it must be
to your community for your congressman not to be able to take personal bribes and hide that money away in his personal cash stash. I hope my congressman is not being unfair to me.
laughable
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By AntillectualMay 24, 2006 - 5:11pmTime we all played by the same rules
Jefferson should at least step down temporarily until the legal mess is over. That would be the ethical thing to do. I guess I expect Democrats to have at least some ethics left.
Hardy Haberman
http://dungeondiary.blogspot.com/
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By blklthrjktMay 24, 2006 - 5:39pmLet me guess-
He's holding out for more money?
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By KUJOMay 24, 2006 - 6:36pmlol
He may not be done with whatever it is he took the bribes for. I would hate to have to pay all that back.
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By AntillectualMay 24, 2006 - 6:39pmThat's assuming he's an honest......
........crook.
"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear."
William Gladstone, 4-time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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By rocklibMay 24, 2006 - 9:38pmAnd where is the "CULTURE OF
And where is the "CULTURE OF CORRUPTION" talk now? I haven't heard that term in a few days.. Scramble for a new slogan...
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By JPNMay 25, 2006 - 4:21pmCulture of corruption, culture of corruption....
.....repeat, repeat.....it's still a valid observation, and with Lay and Skilling being the newest convicts...Lay was the single biggest contributor in Bush's political history and Bushboner flew on Enron private jets in 2000 campaign...the numbers keep rising.
The Redudlicons are indeed acculturated to corruption. The inability to muster an ethics committee for over three years is indicative of the level of indifference to corruption this admuddlestration has displayed consistently.
I still say the RICOH statutes ought to be dusted off and applied to the RNC. Get them all in one big sting.
CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS, CULTURE OF CORRUPTION=REPBOOBLICONS
There, enough for ya?
"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear."
William Gladstone, 4-time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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By rocklibMay 25, 2006 - 7:42pmDoes anyone out there
have the email for Jefferson's office? We need to email him and tell him to step down. I'll go over to Democrats.com and see if they have it. The jerk is going to blow it for the Dems.
I'm NEVER going to get my house cleaned.Keep rockin, Keep surfin.
http://www.marjorieanndrake.blogspot.com/
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By marjorieannMay 25, 2006 - 3:09pmThat's going to happen
That's going to happen anyway... A lie will always be exposed.... Clock is ticking quick better find a new slogan..
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By JPNMay 25, 2006 - 4:24pmOk, how about "Republicans:
Ok, how about "Republicans: Watch us [mess] it up royally."
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"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
George W. Bush —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
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By skaemporiumMay 25, 2006 - 4:58pmThis is Quite Laughable. . .
There is almost uniform agreement among Democrats that Jefferson should resign his position because of his corruption. Did you feel similarly distraught when evidence against Tom Delay/Duke Cunningham/insert corrupt republican politician here began mounting? Did you go to conservative websites and *demand* that those corrupt republican officials resign?
Here's Your New Slogan:
Conservatives - A Thousand Points of Hypocrisy
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By angstallMay 25, 2006 - 6:56pmOk, new slogans are.....
......FUN
Republicans....culture? What culture?
Vote Republican...you want your vote counted, don't you?
A Compassionate Conservative is like a Celibate Prostitute.
A day without Neocon dogma is a day without a major sewage break in your basement.
I guess I should stop now and go for a motorcycle ride. See ya.
"Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear."
William Gladstone, 4-time Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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By rocklibMay 29, 2006 - 8:55pmRepublicans do office break-ins
If he resigns because it's the honorable thing to do, then it sets precedent and justifies an illegal raid and it will be used again.
If he doesn't resign, he looks as bad as the heavily corrupted Republicans hanging on, sinking their party ship . How neatly his entrapment works for the Republicans in either case.
I think he should not resign but cooperate with the process as honorably as possible. And he should not pretend its all a big mistake and put on a big ridiculous boasting and denial act like Delay.
Let the Repugnicanpigs struggle with the legality of yet another office break in.
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By oversightMay 25, 2006 - 11:44pmThere are 2 crimes here.
I don't think Jefferson stepping down would justify an FBI break in of a congressional office. It does appear that Jefferson was caught red handed and the honorable thing to do is to at least give up committee position if not completely step down. I also think the republicons should step down should Gonzales ever decide that their illegal activity should be prosecuted as well.
Jefferson stepping down, in my mind, would only represent the appropriate thing to do in this case considering what he is apparently involved in. I believe he was asked to step down before the FBI breached separation of powers.
The FBI issue will not die I don't think and should be pursued separately. Real big of Adolph Bush to seal documents that the FBI has already perused and probably copied. Surely these documents contain leads to allow them to gather information elsewhere to allow them to continue this selective and partisan pursuit of investigation.
In my opinion, breach of our constitution and separation of powers for political reasons is a much greater threat to our nation than any congressman's personal greedy ambitions. Both should be prosecuted but we need to set priorities.
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By AntillectualMay 26, 2006 - 6:59amSolar
Very well said....
The true virtue of human beings is fitness to live together as equals; claiming nothing for themselves but what they as freely concede to everyone else..J. S. Mill
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By pb_trueMay 26, 2006 - 8:07am