In November 2004, Mark Kennedy and John Kline joined hands to defend the criminal activities of the Republican Leadership in Washington DC. They voted to change the House rules so that Tom DeLay could remain the Republican Leader even if he was indicted.
After the public became aware of DeLay Rule, House Republicans, including Kennedy and Kline, were shamed into repealing it. And Kennedy and Kline have tried to avoid any discussion of it ever since. (And thanks to a cooperative corporate media, they've been able to).
Today, House Republicans are trying to clean their image. Who will lead the charge to end the criminal activities of the Republicans in Congress: none other than Republican David Dreier of California. Great choice!
Who better to clean up Congress than the Chief Defender of the DeLay Rule.
Here Mr. Dreier explains why it was necessary to change the House rules so that an "indictment" no longer disqualified a Member of Congress from serving as Republican leader.
From TPM:
Why was the DeLay Rule necessary? Because "it became apparent that by simply bringing an indictment in any court, a local political operative could remove a Congressional leader at a key or sensitive time by bringing an indictment against him or her for political purposes ... The rule change was a necessary step needed to remove an incentive for a partisan prosecutor to make a frivolous or baseless accusation against a Member of the House."
So now Dreier is the guy to crack down on law-breaking. But a year ago his agenda was cracking down on prosecutors.
-- Josh Marshall
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