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Centralia's Stover considers himself a 'viable candidate'

BY JIM MUIR, THE SOUTHERN

Danny Stover has always thought of himself as a "legitimate candidate" in his bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. John Shimkus in the 19th Congressional District, even in the days when money was tight and his phone wasn't ringing very often.But, with less than four weeks until voters head to the polls, Stover, a Centralia Democrat, now refers to himself as a "viable candidate" with a chance to pull a major upset in the Nov. 7 general election.

During a swing through Jackson County Thursday morning, Stover met with the editorial board of The Southern Illinoisan and discussed a myriad of topics ranging from abortion - he's pro-choice - to torture, "there's no place for it in the values of our nation," he says.

The remarkable turnaround in Stover's campaign began on Sept. 29 when ABC News broke a story involving U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, a Florida Republican, who abruptly quit Congress after the release of sexually explicit e-mail messages he allegedly sent to a male teenager serving as a House page.Shimkus, a Collinsville Republican and chairman of the committee that oversees the page program, has been involved in the fallout largely due to reports that Republican leaders were warned about Foley's involvement in the scandal more than three years ago.Shimkus denies those allegations and is steadfast that he handled the matter promptly and effectively based on the information he had at the time.

"The question that looms for everyone, is this just a failure to provide oversight in this situation or was there a cover up?" Stover said. "I truly do hope for the best because Americans have already lost too much faith in their government in the past few years. But, I fear the worst because there is plenty of evidence that suggests the worst."

A retired college professor, Stover said he finds it "regrettable" that it took a sex scandal to energize his campaign."I think I had a full and robust set of issues to campaign on before this happened," Stover said. "I am diametrically opposed to a lot of what Congressman Shimkus sponsored. But, I have to play with the hand I've been dealt. I'm going to insist that we talk about these other issues as well."

Stover admitted he has noticed a marked turnaround in campaign contributions, but still called his campaign fund "laughable" when compared to Shimkus' campaign war chest."We've averaged about $1,000 per day since the Foley story broke," Stover said. "That is still a far cry from the $2 million my opponent has gathered up through his influence on the House Commerce and Energy Committee. He (Shimkus) has taken lots and lots of contributions through oil and gas and pharmaceuticals and other entities that he is supposed to be regulating. I certainly think I could be more selective in who I took support from."

Stover said his campaign has generated approximately $200,000 but again pointed out that amount is 10 percent of the campaign funds Shimkus has to work with in his re-election bid.Stover reeled off a lengthy list of issues he and Shimkus are opposed on, including stem cell research, the war in Iraq and same-sex marriage. Stover says the federal government must move forward on stem cell research, calling it "an essential science.""If you or a member of your family suffer from type 1 diabetes, spinal cord injury or Parkinson's then you also suffer from a President and a Republican Congress that has sacrificed health for political advantage based on right wing ideology," Stover said.Regarding the war in Iraq, Stover said he fully supports the troops but believes the excursion is based "on a lie" by President Bush. Stover said he believes the real reason behind the war is to enhance profits from corporations such as Halliburton that have benefited. When asked if he believes Bush would actually put the lives of American military personnel in harm's way to benefit businesses, Stover answered, "yes."

Stover said he is in favor of same-sex marriage based on his strong views about inclusion and tolerance."Never let someone else impose their values on your family," Stover said. "The stereotype of an American family is an attractive ideal but if you are a member of a single-parent family, a family of divorce, a blended family or a family of some diversity that deviates from the ideal, you are still an American family and just as legitimate as another family."

Stover said his Web site (www.stoverforcongress.com) has had more hits since the scandal broke two weeks ago than it did since he declared his candidacy more than a year ago."The attention that has been brought to my campaign money can't buy," Stover said.Stover has called on Shimkus to step down from his role as chairman of the page committee and said if he refuses House Speaker Dennis Hastert should remove him. He said both pleas have been ignored. He said he has also challenged Shimkus to a debate on the issues but that also has not drawn a response."I would never do anything to attack him (Shimkus) on a personal level, but I think the issues are fair game," Stover said. "He's broken his promise on term limits, he's broken his promise on Mark Foley and he let us down on the war. In other words I think he refuses to be accountable."

Stover said he has to "ride on the back of the scandal" to get his message out, and that's what he plans to do."There's a month to go and I think I'm going to win," Stover said.

Posted by Joe at 10:06 AM | Permalink

Two-thirds of Americans surveyed this week by Time magazine who said they are aware of the Foley scandal said they see a cover-up in the House's handling of the matter. The survey of 1,002 adults also found 54 percent saying they are more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate for Congress and 39 percent a Republican - a margin of advantage for the Democratic Party that is 11 points higher than what Time's survey found in June. (By Mark Silva Chicago Tribune)

Posted by Joe at 10:59 AM | Permalink

SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. John Shimkus' challenger says the scandal enveloping Republicans in Congress is giving his little-noticed campaign a boost. Democrat Danny Stover, a member of the Centralia City Council, said he's seen a significant increase in the number of visits to his campaign Web site, and he has seen a jump in campaign contributions in the six days since former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, a Florida Republican, resigned from Congress.

Shimkus is chairman of the House panel that oversees the congressional page program, which is at the center of the political firestorm that erupted in Washington, D.C., last week.
The Collinsville Republican has said he investigated suggestive e-mails Foley sent to a 16-year-old page in 2005 and called on Foley to stop contacting the page. But, the matter did not go further.

Stover, a self-described "dark horse" candidate, has pounced on the issue, hoping to draw attention to his bid to represent the 30 Central and Southern Illinois counties that make up the 19th Congressional District.

On Monday, he called on Shimkus to resign from the page committee. On Wednesday, at a news conference at the Illinois State Capitol, Stover called on House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Yorkville, to fire Shimkus as chairman of the panel.
Stover said the scandal could translate into financial help for his race from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which doles out millions of dollars in funding to Democratic candidates.

"We figured we were not on their radar screen before this came up," Stover said.
He said he's received about $1,000 per day in small contributions since Foley resigned, which is much higher than he was taking in prior to the scandal.

Nonetheless, Stover still remains at a financial disadvantage. He has an estimated $100,000 in his campaign war chest, compared to Shimkus' million dollar-plus account.
Shimkus spokesman Steve Tomaszewski did not immediately return a telephone message left at the congressman's Collinsville office.

Kurt Erickson can be reached at kurt.erickson@lee.net or 782-1249.
Copyright, 2006, Herald & Review, Decatur, IL

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Durbin: Shimkus should step down from page board

BY JIM MUIR, THE SOUTHERN

The political fallout from Washington's latest sex scandal escalated Monday in Illinois with Democrat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin calling for Republican U.S. Rep. John Shimkus to step down from his role as chairman of the House page program.Durbin's strong admonishment of Shimkus comes on the heels of the resignation of U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, of Florida, who abruptly quit Congress Friday in the wake of reports he had sent sexually graphic e-mail messages to teenage boys working as congressional pages.

"I believe Congressman Shimkus should step aside from his position on the page board," Durbin said. "I believe what happened here is not acceptable conduct and that he did not go far enough in asking hard questions about what Foley was sending to these pages. He (Shimkus) had a special, almost parental responsibility to these pages, and he should have done more."

Durbin said he found it "deeply troubling" that the allegations against Foley first surfaced more than four years ago and were known by many Republican lawmakers, some in leadership positions, who failed to take any action."There is no reason why this matter wasn't brought before the page board," Durbin said. "But they decided to try and contain this and tell only Republicans about it. According to what John Shimkus is saying, Foley said there was no need to worry about him and they told him to stay away from pages.

"Well, let me tell you, that's not good enough. We're talking about high school students, young men and women who are sent there by their parents with the belief they will be safe and protected. If this were my son involved in this I would be outraged."

Durbin said "at a minimum" the matter should have immediately been turned over to the police.

"They (Republicans) tried to contain it, tried to cover it up, and it didn't work," Durbin said. "There needs to be an investigation into who knew what and when they knew it."

Shimkus would not speak directly to Durbin's call for his resignation as chairman of the page program but did issue a statement.

"As the chairman of the House Page Board, I have a responsibility to protect the students participating in the program and former participants. I have been honored to serve in this role and we have worked hard to make the page program the best program possible," Shimkus said.

"The instant messages Mark Foley reportedly sent to a former page are deplorable. When I learned of these instant messages last Friday from ABC News reports, the very thought of this behavior made me sick. Mark Foley should be ashamed.

"Shimkus said "the integrity of the program must be maintained" and said the safety and protection of the pages has always been a top priority. He said many safety measures have already been taken and said a toll-free number will be set up in the coming days where pages, former and current, and their family members can call with concerns. Shimkus said the page program has played an important role in Congress since the early 1800s.

"The page program is a valuable part of this institution. As the father of three boys, I am personally mindful every day of just how difficult it is to protect our children, especially in the world of the Internet and text messages," Shimkus said. "I am determined to do everything that we can to make sure that this kind of incident will never happen again.

"Shimkus admits he was made aware of the issue about the e-mails last year and immediately investigated the matter. He said he was told the messages from Foley to the 16-year-old page were "overly friendly" and maintains he was never told they were sexual in nature. Shimkus said he instructed Foley to refrain from any contact with the youths to remove any appearance of impropriety.

Also Monday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert went on the offensive while condemning Foley's actions. Hastert said he was "outraged and disgusted" by Foley's actions. He said he welcomed Foley's resignation - and would have demanded it had Foley not offered it - and said he has already asked the Justice Department to investigate Foley's conduct with the pages.

"Congressman Foley duped a lot of people ... He deceived the good men and women in organizations around the country with whom he worked to strengthen child predator laws," Hastert said. "I have known him all the years he served in the House and he deceived me, too."

Hastert said plans are under way to look for ways to prevent any type of recurrence of the problem.

"Today I have met with Congressman Shimkus, who is the head of the page board, to discuss what we can do to make sure this never happens again," Hastert said. "This will not be my last meeting on this subject. I intend to get advice on how we can make this program as safe as possible."

Foley abruptly quit Congress Friday after reports surfaced that he'd sent sexually charged electronic messages to boys working as pages. In the statement, Foley said the "events that led to my resignation have crystallized recognition of my long-standing and significant alcoholism and emotional difficulties."

Durbin isn't buying the alcohol-rehab angle being used by Foley.

"He has serious problems and I can tell you that alcohol rehab is not going to solve those problems. What an irony that Foley is holding himself out as a protector of kids from abuse and exploitation at the same time that he is a predator through these e-mails to young people," Durbin said. "There are things I could say but I'm not going to at this time, but John Shimkus should have known better."

Shimkus is running for re-election in Illinois' 19th Congressional District, where he is being challenged by Danny L. Stover of Centralia. Stover joined Durbin in calling for Shimkus to step down as chairman of the House page program.

Through a press release, Stover said Shimkus was the wrong choice to conduct an investigation a year ago, and is even more convinced that Speaker Hastert's decision to ask Shimkus to investigate further is yet another error.

"Rep. Shimkus neglected his specific duties as chairman," Stover said. "He appeared to be more concerned about politics than protecting the well-being of the victim identified in the current news reports. The news reports suggest other victims may exist, and all victims were presumably minors when the alleged incidents occurred."

Stover claims there was a cover-up by Shimkus and other Republican House members and points to the fact that the sole Democratic member of the board, Rep. Dale Kildee of Michigan, was not told of the e-mail exchanges until they became front-page news.

- This story includes information from The Associated Press.

Posted by Joe at 2:22 PM | Permalink

Shimkus opponent's campaign gains momentum in wake of page scandal

Danny's getting noticed more, getting more money, and getting much busier - and the Belleville News Democrat seems to be doing a tremendous job of documenting it. Perhaps, being from Belleville, they aren't afraid of angering Rep. Shimkus as much as some of the other area papers. Take a look at this stuff:

Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized Shimkus, a Republican from Collinsville, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and other House leaders over how they handled the scandal surrounding sexually explicit electronic messages that Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., sent to teenage male pages.
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"I heard the first report while I was in Chicago and the phone started ringing immediately and hasn't stopped since," Stover said. "I think a lot of people are pretty disgusted about what has taken place. We now have a lot of people volunteering to help, I have a dozen phone calls to return when I get back to the office."

Shimkus has said he's "very angry" over accusations that he did not do enough to protect the pages. He said he told Foley privately last fall to stay away from a page he had been e-mailing because the Louisiana teen's parents wanted the matter handled quietly.

hmmm...Shimkus is "very angry." Maybe he could've avoided that anger by acting on the information he was given in an appropriate manner.

I suppose my main issue is this: Isn't Shimkus a former educator? Why is it that something like a grown man requesting a picture of a 16 year old boy didn't raise gigantic, blood-red flags for the Congressman? Why did he not even try to make sure that Foley's relationships with these boys were merely "overly friendly?" How can he continue along now, asserting that he did absolutely nothing wrong? Is he an idiot, or just a bad liar?

Of course, Shimkus's word hasn't been all that trustworthy in the past, either. Remember that term-limit pledge - five terms, made in 1996, and here he is running for a sixth?

There's still a long road ahead, folks, and Shimkus is still sitting on an unspent million. Money is going to decide whether Stover's message of hope is heard at all throughout the district, or whether it gets buried. A scandal brought attention to this race, and it's gotta be issues that win it - and the only way to get the issues out is to spend some real cash. Please consider contributing to the campaign.

We're adding some fresh bloggers to the BlogForStover scene - be on the lookout for new faces and fresh ideas.

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Money pours in to Shimkus challenger
By Adam Jadhav
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Wednesday, Oct. 04 2006

COLLINSVILLE

When congressional challenger Dan Stover went to bed Sunday night, his online
fundraising account was barely over $1,000.

Less than 48 hours later, as national headlines screamed sex scandal in
Congress, that amount had more than quadrupled.

Granted, that seems like a paltry amount, considering Stover faces Rep. John
Shimkus, R-Collinsville, who sits on a $1.1 million war chest. But Stover and
his supporters call it a glimmer of hope in a race that political
prognosticators had all but written off.

It was the classic challenger's scenario: an upset believed possible only with
help of a scandal. Now Shimkus - the clean-shaven West Point grad, former Army
Ranger and high school teacher - risks being caught in the fallout from the
debacle surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., who abruptly resigned last
week after he was confronted with salacious electronic messages he reportedly
sent to a teenage congressional page.

Shimkus chairs the minor House board that oversees the page program.

Whether the incident significantly hurts Republicans will depend on how it
unfolds, political scientists and operatives said. But it has already breathed
life into the campaigns of some Democrats around the state and nation - Stover
in particular.

Realistically, Stover is fighting a lopsided battle, financially outgunned
almost 20-1 at midyear. A soft-spoken academic, college teacher and City
Council member from Centralia, Stover primarily hopes the scandal draws major
campaign contributions to help even the odds.

Shimkus has said that in 2005, he investigated a number of suspicious but not
sexual e-mails that Foley sent that year to a 16-year-old page. He confronted
Foley, ordered him to stop and let the matter go. In the process, he never
alerted the one Democratic member of the board.

Little else came of it until Friday, when Foley resigned amid media reports
detailing overtly sexual comments and queries in so-called instant messages -
online, one-on-one chats - that Foley had with a different boy page in 2003.

Democrats and Republicans alike are crying foul, wondering how it could happen.
Criminal and congressional investigations are under way.

"It so obviously looks like a cover-up," Stover said at a fundraiser Tuesday in
Collinsville. Awkward in front of cameras at news conference earlier in the
week, Stover stood more at ease, chatting with supporters on the patio of a
Mexican restaurant.

"I think it's indicative of (Republicans') arrogance," Stover said. "They no
longer feel responsible to voters."

Shimkus has said he knew only of the 2005 e-mails, and while they seemed odd,
they weren't cause for an inquisition. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert,
also an Illinois Republican, has said - in spite of contrary claims from other
GOP representatives - that he didn't know of any concerns about Foley until
Friday's revelation.

Shimkus was unavailable for comment Tuesday, despite attempts to reach him at
his home, his office and on the road. His staff reiterated his previous
statements and dismissed the possibility of political side-effects.

But Shimkus does face a potential loss if social conservative voters, disgusted
by a teenage sex scandal, simply stay at home, said political strategist Joe
Gaylord, a key adviser to Newt Gingrich in 1994 when Gingrich engineered a huge
swing in favor of Republicans in congressional races.

"I know that it is very difficult to turn out angry voters in your favor,"
Gaylord said.

But Gaylord and others question whether Democrats can take advantage.

State Rep. Kurt Granberg, D-Carlyle, by Sunday had called on his challenger,
John Cavaletto, to essentially renounce Shimkus' endorsement of Cavaletto's
campaign.

State Democratic leaders said they'll wait and see how the scandal plays out,
according to party spokesman Steve Brown.

"We expect more of janitors and bus drivers and school playground monitors, let
alone a congressman," Brown said. "I hope (Shimkus) comes forward and answers
some questions."

At the national level, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, chaired
by U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, could pony up advice, staff and press
releases. And it could convince politically affluent Democrats to donate or
raise money on Stover's behalf.

"We're keeping a close eye on the district," said committee spokeswoman Sarah
Feinberg. "This shows what we've been talking about all along - the Republicans
have been more concerned about their power and their politics."

Stover admits such support is a big "what-if." For now, he said, he's at least
generating more interest. Phone calls have poured in, and his campaign website
- www.stoverforcongress.com - has seen more traffic in the last two days than
it had all year.

"What we need is money," said Pam Gronemeyer, president of Downstate Democrats
for Change, a group that is backing Stover. "We can make a real race out of
this."
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Stover blasts Shimkus over ‘investigation' of Foley e-mails
Harry Weiner
Of the Suburban Journals
Edwardsville Journal,Granite City Press Record
10/04/2006

The scandal involving former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley of Florida has quickly become a campaign issue involving Collinsville's John Shimkus.

Foley resigned Friday after the disclosure of e-mails he had sent to a former congressional page and suggestive instant messages he had sent to other pages.

Shimkus is chairman of the board that oversees the page program and was involved in an investigation last year into reports of improper e-mail between Foley and a former House page.

On Monday in Springfield, Danny Stover -- Shimkus' Democratic opponent in the November congressional election -- called for the congressman to resign immediately as chairman of the board of the House Page Program.

He cited "Shimkus' failure to investigate diligently allegations about Foley's inappropriate exchange of electronic mail and Internet messages with at least one former page."

"Rep. Shimkus was obviously the wrong choice to conduct an investigation a year ago," Stover said, adding that House Speaker Dennis Hastert's decision to ask Shimkus to investigate further is yet another error.

"Shimkus neglected his specific duties as chairman and appeared to be more concerned about politics than protecting the well-being of the victim identified in the current news reports," Stover said.

Shimkus, Hastert and Foley are all Republicans - a fact that has created a political storm across the country just a month before the election.

Shimkus has acknowledged investigating Foley's use of e-mail last year to correspond with a congressional page. In that e-mail, Foley had asked about the boy's well-being after Hurricane Katrina and requested a photograph.

Shimkus said Foley told him at that time that "he was simply acting as a mentor to this former House page and that nothing inappropriate had occurred." Shimkus said he and the House clerk told Foley to cease contact with the page.

"We also advised him to be especially mindful of his conduct with respect to current and former House Pages, and he assured us he would do so," Shimkus said in a statement. "I received no subsequent complaints about his behavior nor was I ever made aware of any additional e-mails."

Stover said he is concerned that Shimkus failed to conduct even a modest investigation of potentially serious wrongdoing. Instead he "simply accepted assurances of the accused that nothing inappropriate had taken place," Stover said.

He added that he believes Shimkus and other Republicans were involved in "an obvious cover-up … .. evidenced by Shimkus' admission that the sole Democratic member of the board, Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.), was not told of the e-mail exchanges until they became front-page news."

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin added his criticism of Republican handling of the situation on Monday.

"The fact of the matter is at the highest levels of the leadership in the House of Representatives, they have known for months that something awful was happening," Durbin, the Senate's second-highest ranking Democrat, said Monday.

"What they did was to try to contain it or cover it up,'' he said. "They tried to protect themselves instead of trying to protect these pages, and now is the day of reckoning."

But Shimkus said he had no information before Friday about the seriousness of the e-mails.

"It has become clear to me today (Friday), based on information I only now have learned, that Congressman Foley was not honest about his conduct," Shimkus said. "As chairman of the House Page Board, I am working with the clerk to fully review this incident and determine what actions need to be taken."

Shimkus also pledged to work to safeguard the page program.

"The House Page Program has been an integral part of the House of Representatives for many decades," he said. "Preserving the integrity of the House Page Program is of utmost importance to me and to the House of Representatives, and we intend to uphold and protect its values and traditions."

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John Shimkus and the rest of the Republican cover-up machine - you're on notice!

Posted by IsaidGOODDAYsir! at 1:40 PM | Permalink

John Shimkus did nothing wrong?!

"I don't know of a single thing I would have done differently," Shimkus said in an interview with the editorial board of The State Journal-Register.

Let's review what we know about the scandal. According to the Washington Post, Shimkus and the Speaker were both informed in the fall of 2005, after a former page complained to his Congressional Sponsor, Rep. Rodney Alexander. The complaint indicated that, in email correspondence, Foley had asked what the boy wanted for his birthday, and that the now ex-Congressman had requested a photo.

Let's pause for a minute and review. The emails that Foley sent, and about which Shimkus was informed, included Foley asking what the boy wanted for his birthday, and requested a photo! That, in itself, is not necessarily indicative of a sexual predator, but doesn't it raise some red-flags?

It apparently raised some red flags for Shimkus. After being told of the emails, Shimnkus and the House Clerk approached Foley. They asked him what the emails were about. Foley apparently assured them that he wasn't crossing the line, that he was, in fact, only acting as a mentor.

Here's the critical part of the story: after this reassurance, Shimkus gave Foley a gentleman's warning to cease contact with the boy, and let the matter drop!

John Shimkus and Speaker Denny Hastert were informed of emails that were overly friendly. Whenever an adult in authority has "overly friendly" communications with an underage person, whether that be a teacher, a busdriver, a camp counselor, whatever, isn't it the responsibility of those in charge to make sure that no lines are being crossed? Doesn't the word "investigation" imply more than just asking the possible perpetrator what was going on?

John Shimkus, the Clerk of the House and Speaker Hastert made a collective decision not to pursue the matter any further - salutary neglect, so to speak - for partisan political purposes. How do we know it was partisan? Easy question, simple answer - John Shimkus wasn't the only one on the Page Board.

According to a statement by the Democratic member of the House Page Board, John Shimkus and the House Leadership kept this information from him until it had been seen on ABC News.

As the Democratic Member of the House Page Board, any statement by Mr. Reynolds or anyone else that the House Page Board ever investigated Mr. Foley is completely untrue.

I was never informed of the allegations about Mr. Foley's inappropriate communications with a House Page and I was never involved in any inquiry into this matter.

The first and only meeting of the House Page Board on this matter occurred on Friday, September 29 at approximately 6 p.m., after the allegations about Mr. Foley had become public.

Dan Stover, Democratic Candidate from Shimkus's district, has called for Shimkus's resignation from the Page Board.

"Simply calling Mr. Foley and asking him if he'd done anything wrong and taking his word for it is not an investigation," Stover said at a Springfield news conference. "He should have demanded to see the e-mails and demanded to know if there were other such communications, looked into it further, and not taken him at his word."
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"Shimkus appeared to be more concerned about politics than protecting the well-being of the victim identified in the current news report."

It's time for John Shimkus to take responsibility, for once, for his actions. Politics made Shimkus shy away from the issue of page safety. Politics caused him to fail in his duty as head of the page board. He should, he must, step down immediately from that position and hand it over to someone who cares more about protecting the high school students from sexual predators than about keeping political allies safely entrenched.

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