House Parliamentarian Resigns

May 25th, 2007 at 10:58 pm

Speaker Tom Craddick put out the following statement:

“In the last few weeks, the Speaker has received a number of informal inquiries on intricate and complicated constitutional issues. Consequently, he has canvassed a wide range of legal opinions, and in some cases has put a higher premium on that counsel. As a result, Denise has resigned and has asked to be transferred. The Speaker will be complying with her wishes.”

Or it could be that she just didn’t want to sully her reputation by making a ruling that was clearly contrary to the rules.

by Jake Bernstein

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