Author: Randall Chase
Associated Press
Dover, Delaware (Associated Press)-The leaders of the Delaware Democrats’ House of Representatives said they have no plans to initiate an ethics investigation, which could lead to a person using racist and sexist slander to allege sex The working Democrats step down.
In the case of strong public opposition and demands for his resignation, Rep. Gerald Brady of Wilmington stated in a statement on July 26 that he would not seek re-election after the current term expires.
“After I betrayed their voters, I can’t conscientiously ask the voters to trust me again,” said Brady, who is the executive director of the Delaware AFL-CIO and was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006.
Brady made racist comments in an e-mail advocating the legalization of prostitution inadvertently sent on June 27. Brady thought he was forwarding an advocate’s email to another person he was seeking for advice, so he clicked “reply” by mistake and sent his comment to the advocate.
“This guy is basically saying that if we provide Uncle Pervie with free (sexual acts), there will be very few rape cases, and very few (insults to Chinese women) will be shipped to the Port of Wilmington in CONEX containers?” Bray Di used his official government email address to write a letter.
The Democratic House leader instructed Brady to complete sensitivity training and contact members of the Asian American community to regain their trust. But they said in their statement that they are not interested in initiating disciplinary proceedings that could lead to Brady’s suspension or expulsion from the House of Representatives.
“We want to clarify something we heard from residents: As an officially elected official, only Representative Brady can make decisions about his political future. House leadership cannot act unilaterally,” House Speaker Pete Schwartz Tskopf, Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst and Majority Whip Larry Mitchell said in a joint statement.
However, it is not.
Schwartzkopf, Longhurst, and Mitchell are members of the House Ethics Committee, chaired by Longhurst. Members include Republican Minority Leader Danny Short and Minority Whip Tim Dukes. House rules authorize the committee to investigate complaints about lawmakers’ violations of the rules of legislative conduct.
In the rules of legislative conduct: “Members shall not engage in acts determined by the House of Representatives that (i) make the House of Representatives infamous or (ii) adversely affect the legislator’s qualifications for legislative positions.
The Ethics Committee rules stipulate that any member of the House of Representatives, including any member of the committee, can lodge a complaint. If a majority of the members of the committee decides that the complaint has been confirmed, the committee can again recommend that the House of Representatives take “appropriate action” with a majority vote, up to and including the expulsion of the offending member.
Despite describing Brady’s remarks as “condemned, racist, sexist, and untenable,” Democratic leaders stated that they will provide sensitivity training to all members of the House of Representatives, not the ethics committee. Investigation.
“Although we do not believe that our colleagues hold this view, we understand any micro-aggression or other attitudes or behaviors that have a negative impact on the Asian American community, and how we can take measures to improve our relationship with the community and to treat them Saying is beneficial. ,” they said.
