Tom DeLay: I Would've Filed Ethics Charges Over Sit-in

[DonViejo]

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If the Sugar Land Republican were still running the show at the U.S. Capitol, he said, he would've had no mercy for the Democrats participating.

"I’m heartbroken. The destruction of dignity, decorum of the people’s House," he said. "That House doesn't belong to those members. It belongs to the people of the United States, and for them to desecrate it like they just did is beyond me."

"You cannot allow things like this to happen without some consequences," he said. "I think what I’d do is file ethics charges against every member that did this."

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DeLay said he remains on the fence when it comes to Donald Trump. “I’m not there yet. (I) may wait until voting day before I decide whether I am going to vote or not," he said. "There’s plenty of time between now and then for him to convince me he’s a conservative, a constitutional conservative."

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https://www.texastribune.org/2016/06/24/tom-delay-i-would-have-filed-ethics-charges-over-d/

[left-of-center2012]

1. He knows about ethics - having violated them

"Following petition drives by citizens and organizations asking that DeLay be removed from office[30] and official admonishments by the United States House Committee on Ethics, DeLay was charged in 2005 with money laundering and conspiracy charges related to illegal campaign finance activities aimed at helping Republican candidates for Texas state office in the 2002 elections."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#Controversies

[niyad]

2. hey, bug man??? why the HELL are you not in jail where you belong for ethics violations??

[rurallib]

3. Once again reality outdoes the Onion and Borowitz

DeLay as the epitome of ethics?

This is the same party that gives us Donny Trump as a serious candidate.

[Eugene]

4. Does he hold the same view about the 2008 Republican-led sit-in?

Delay and his GOP wrecking crew smashed the dignity of the House years ago.

[shraby]

5. Why again isn't he in congress anymore? Ethics maybe? Extreme views maybe? He can go

back under the rock he came from.

[CaptainTruth]

6. From the guy who supported companies that forced women to get abortions...

...in order to keep their jobs.

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As for Saipan, Delay and the GOP worked to create the impression that it was a free-market success story. It was always bullshit.

Sweatshops, forced abortions, sexual slavery and wide spread abuse of US labor, immigration and custom laws was the reality back when Tom and Jack met Willie.
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[link:http://m.dailykos.com/story/2006/3/26/197235/-|

[gratuitous]

7. The comments (never read the comments) are pretty good

I didn't go through the whole list, but NONE of the first 25 or so are supportive of DeLay, and one comment even scores the Texas Tribune for providing a platform for DeLay.