Democrats Should Remove Jefferson from Congress
Writing by Marq on Monday, 4 of June , 2007 at 7:32 pm
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I understand that in America we have the concept of “innocent until proven guilty,” or least we used to, but I think the Democrats need to separate themselves from the utterly corrupt Republican Party by dismissing Representative William Jefferson, Democrat from Louisiana, from the halls of Congress now. Today grand jury indicted Jeffersonon 16 counts, including racketeering, openly soliciting for bribes, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, money laundering, and violating several acts specifically in place to stop corruption in our government.
For the record, I believe that there is a special expectation from our representatives and senators, and while “innocent until proven guilty” is a wonderful concept that keeps innocent people out of prison while their fates are decided by a jury of their peers, I do not think it is asking too much of our representatives to be held to a higher standard.
in a world where there are no less than for Republicans currently under investigation for very much the same crimes, a multitude of Republicans in prison for very much the same crimes, it is the duty of the Democrats to show that they are holier than the Republican culture of corruption.
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