The
Houston Chronicle reports that one of the Texas Democratic Congressman losing his seat as a direct result of DeLay's redistricting plans to file a
ethics complaint against Tom DeLay.
It hits him on three main counts:
- Improperly accepted campaign contributions from Kansas-based Westar Energy Corp. in exchange for help securing a special exemption from federal regulation.
- Funneled illegal corporate contributions, including from Westar and others, through the Texans for a Republican Majority political action committee to GOP candidates for the Texas House.
- Solicited the assistance of the Federal Aviation Administration to track more than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled from Austin to Ardmore, Okla., in 2003. Their exodus denied the state House a quorum and temporarily stalled work on the DeLay-backed redistricting program.
As always, this is a great time to
support DeLay's opponent Richard Morrison.
*Note: Thanks to Charles M for catching my wishful thinking in typing that the complaint had already been filed.