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Alabama's Governor has resigned rather than face impeachment over campaign finance violations linked to the cover-up of an extramarital affair.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has resigned after pleading guilty to abusing his office, allegedly to conceal an affair with a political adviser.
[...] The Associated Press describes the scene as the plea agreement was signed:
"Bentley appeared sullen and looked down at the floor during the Monday afternoon session. ...
"The agreement specifies that Bentley must surrender campaign funds totaling $36,912 within a week and perform 100 hours of community service as a physician. He also cannot seek public office again."
The governor, a Republican, was briefly booked into Montgomery jail, according to local media reports, before heading to the state Capitol to announce his resignation.
Republican state Rep. Ed Henry, who had introduced articles of impeachment against Bentley last year, said, "I think we have a great day for Alabama, where justice was done. Corruption was spotted, recognized and dealt with. ... even though it was slower and little more painful than we had anticipated."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 12 2017, @04:34PM (1 child)
Your argument might work better if you separated the Christians-who-see-any-non-believer-as-someone-to-convert (either in person, or by force of law when they support politicians) and the Politicians-that-suck-up-to-Christians ??
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday April 12 2017, @05:31PM
Maybe. I'm not sure.
Let's call the "Christians who see all non believers as converts" as the "Evangelists". (Just because it is a convenient term. But I'll keep the quotes around it.) Let's call the second group the Suck-Ups.
Now the Suck-Ups may or may not be "Evangelists". They just want to get elected. So the set of Suck-Ups and "Evangelists" may have a non null intersection. But I am confident that the Suck-Ups are not a subset of "Evangelists".
Now of the "Evangelists" I think there may be two kinds. Those who see a convert as some kind of score. A win. A recruit. A member. Then there are those who see all people as someone in need of a savior. The latter group should / would recognize that nobody can be made to believe by force. (Including legislation.) Belief must be an individual decision. Count the cost. Now, IMO: If you truly believe, and hold the flag very high, you will be ridiculed. Not voted for.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.