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William Jefferson -- who is not
directly related to William Jefferson Clinton -- is serving in the
US House of Representatives. He represents the great state of Louisiana.
William Jefferson was recorded on video tape accepting bribe money. The
$90,000 in cash was
recovered from a freezer in his home during an FBI raid. |
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Within days, House Minority leader
Nancy Pelosi ordered William Jefferson to resign his seat. Pelosi
said that would be "in the interest of upholding the high ethical
standard of the House Democratic Caucus." |
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That provoked
the Black Congressional Caucus leadership to proclaim that Pelosi
was going too far. The Black Congressional Caucus threatened to
launch a public campaign against Pelosi which would jeopardize the
Democrat's chances for retaking the US House in November election. |
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Within days of
being threatened by the Congressional Black Caucus, Pelosi dropped
her demand that William Jefferson resign his powerful position on
the House Ways & Means Committee in exchange for their promise to
not campaign against her. Pelosi's retreat followed her closed door
meeting with the CBC. |
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A Congressional Black Caucus aide
said the truce between Pelosi and the CBC is simply, "We won't
escalate this any further if you don't escalate it any further." |
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Let's get this clearly understood. |
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What might the Congressional Black
Caucus have said in a campaign against Pelosi? Perhaps that "Pelosi
is too ethical"? Or that "Pelosi is not willing to have the US House
polluted by a member abusing his authority by taking bribes and then
ostensibly voting favors in return"? |
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Why would Pelosi object to be
characterized as an ethical leader? Especially when she is the one
often accusing Republicans of supporting a "culture of corruption". |
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Why would Pelosi's constituents
object to Pelosi being portrayed as an ethical leader? |
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Why might the Black Congressional
Caucus not want the high ethical standard of the House Democratic
Caucus upheld? |
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Why might the Black Congressional
Caucus even consider hurting Democrat's chances of regaining control
of the US House of Representatives in the November election? Do they
not want their political party -- the Democrat Party -- to be in
control and serve all of America as ethically as their William
Jefferson? |
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