LTE: Editorial overlooked reasonable

The Chronicle's Jan. 3 editorial "Rigging the rules / GOP drive in nation's capital and Texas to shield DeLay shows contempt for ethics in government and the impartial rule of law" had the predictable Democrat bias with its questioning of the ethics of Republicans for allegedly rigging House rules to protect U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, from corruption charges.

This editorial ignored a perfectly reasonable explanation: Democrats' attempt to convict DeLay de facto and get him removed from his position simply by hurling a scurrilous accusation his way. Under current House rules, the simple accusation would have been enough to accomplish the Democrats' purpose of defeating a political foe.

As is the case with Democrat obstruction on judiciary choices, the Chronicle is silent on the Republican side of the argument.  It never asks if Democrats are abusing their authority, but how short is its memory?  Has it already forgotten Austin's Ronnie Earle's baseless persecution of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison?

PETE SMITH
Cypress

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