Dem. are cleaning their own house

I think it's a good thing to do, although on the legal aspect it's violating the innocent presumption.

House Democrats, determined to make an election-year point about ethics, voted 99-58 Thursday night to strip Rep. William Jefferson of his committee assignment while a federal bribery investigation runs its course.

The rank and file acted despite a last-minute plea by the embattled Louisiana lawmaker and persistent complaints from the Congressional Black Caucus that there was neither rule nor precedent for the action.

Some people worry that doing so may alienate black people, but in my opinion it's quite clear that it's not about race, but about what you have done. FBI said they have a tape.