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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:45 AM Jan 2015

Sheldon Silver will step down as Assembly Speaker

- At least two independent media reports say that Sheldon Silver will step down as Assembly Speaker while facing federal corruption charges, citing sources...

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Sheldon Silver will step down as Assembly Speaker (Original Post) CK_John Jan 2015 OP

According to the NY Times newsflash I got... TreasonousBastard Jan 2015 #1

Oh lordy, a committee of NY democrats... DeadLetterOffice Jan 2015 #2

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. According to the NY Times newsflash I got...

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:16 AM

Jan 2015

a half hour ago, he's not exactly stepping down-- he's stepping aside while keeping the position.

The present plan is for a committee of senior Democrats to take over the job until things settle down.

(yeah, that's gonna work...)

DeadLetterOffice

(1,352 posts)

2. Oh lordy, a committee of NY democrats...

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:10 AM

Jan 2015

Now there's a group that can get something done.
Oy.

I love living in New York state, but our state government is so incredibly fucked up.

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