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01:00 AM EST on Sunday, December 5, 2004
House Republicans have done something truly appalling. They've knocked down a Republican House ethics rule that banned House members from holding leadership positions if they've been indicted on felony charges. They did it on behalf of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R.-Texas).
A number of his associates have already been indicted by a Texas grand jury, and he's expected to take a similar hit in the near future.
What's astonishing about this is that the Republicans just repealed a provision that they had put in place, back in 1995 when they said they were cleaning up Congress.
This is no mere act of hypocrisy, though. Nor is it just a Beltway issue, relevant only in Washington. This is a national moral lapse that cuts to the heart of our government.
GLEN PECK
Barrington
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