Wright hearing: two notes
Two final notes (for tonight) on Thursday's special session called to discipline Thomas Wright:
- * I'm told that the Legislative Black Caucus, which is headed by Greensboro Rep. Alma Adams, decided not to take a position on expulsion. The caucus, you may remember, accused colleagues of rushing to judgment on Wright last year.
It sounds to me like the caucus couldn't reach a consensus on what ought to be done and didn't want to put members in a position of having to answer why they didn't vote with the group. That means there are at least a few members in the group who feel strongly that Wright needs to be expelled.
- * I asked Greensboro Rep. Earl Jones if he stood by earlier comments that he would ask for censure not expulsion. He does.
"The reasonable, practical and just thing to do is to censure him," Jones said. "We should respect the democratic process and the legal process." Jones said that voters in the May 6 primary will have the option of keeping Wright, and court proceedings are already under way.
When asked if he thought he censure idea would fly, Jones said, "I don't know. This train is running pretty fast here."
He did say party leaders assured him the rules for tomorrow's session would allow him to at least run the censure motion.
See you at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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