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Tom DeLay Blinked

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In a stunning defeat last night, Tom DeLay reversed himself, and the Republican majority in Congress revoked the DeLay Rule that would have allowed him to maintain his Majority Leader position if indicted in a criminal probe in Texas. Faced with a possible floor vote pushed by the Democrats on reversing the DeLay Rule, "The Hammer" blinked.

This would not have happened if not for your emailing, calling, and writing members of Congress to express your outrage.

How did we beat DeLay? Three major things happened:

1. Members of Congress heard from you and from lots of others. Don't take my word for it. Here is what Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) said: "Constituents reacted." He means you.

2. DeLay didn't have the votes. Just as importantly, the Democrats in the House realized that this issue could be a winner for them. But no one would have known who voted for or against the DeLay Rule if not for our Daily DeLay blog that tracked the positions, statements, and lobbying of members of Congress. In the end, because of the calling and letter-writing, we were able to identify 23 GOP members who opposed the DeLay Rule. Add that to the Democrats in the House, and the Republicans would have lost the vote.

3. DeLay is becoming an ethical albatross. His public profile is increasingly negative for Republicans in Congress. In the words of Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN), "I feel like we have just taken a shower." I, for one, think they're going to need more than one shower to wash off this stink.

Again, this would not have been possible without your taking action and our constant pressure. Thank you.

We must keep up the fight and remain vigilant. DeLay has moved the fight to his home turf: Republicans in Texas are gearing up to attempt to strip jurisdiction from the District Attorney investigating the DeLay-related corporate fundraising. DeLay will continue to overreach unless we are there to check his power. And we must continue to put pressure on other members of Congress to force them to speak out against the kind of power hungry, big money politics practiced by DeLay.

Way to go, and let's keep fighting!

David Donnelly
Public Campaign Action Fund

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