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August 29, 2005
Who Will Be the Last Waltzer on the Floor?
This just in: not only is Chris Newton, State Representative from Cleveland and the only GOP-affiliated legislator so far indicted in the FBI bribery sting, resigning his seat (effective November 1st), he is scheduled to change his "not guilty" plea at a hearing tomorrow morning in Federal court.
Senators Bowers, Crutchfield, and (formerly) Dixon: are you paying attention?
Senator Crutchfield, since Charles Love has pleaded guilty to passing you illegal money, and since now it appears that the other recipient of his envelopes is going to enter a new plea as well, why don't you do the right thing and resign from your elected position?
I'm not attempting to advise you, sir, on how to conduct your legal defense. That's your business. But as bad as this situation now looks, it is our business (that is, the citizens of District 10, of whom I am one) to deal with you publicly on the matter of our representation in the Senate. And I, for one, would appreciate the honorable gesture represented by an immediate resignation.
The Senator's e-mail address is: sen.ward.crutchfield@legislature.state.tn.us
UPDATE: I just read an announcement of candidacy for the District 22 seat. The Civic Forum TN House candidate page has been duly modified.
Government | By joe lance | 03:24 PM