We have more hypocrisy
from a member of the Kansas
Republican Party. If he were a Kansan in Kansas,
he would be arrested for doing what he did. -សតិវ អតុ
It was in
Israel, at the
Sea of Galilee last summer that eight members of the US
House of Representatives went swimming. But only Republican Kevin Yoder, of
Kansas, took all his
clothes off to go “skinny dipping.”
It was a fact finding tour and several representatives had their families
with them. So it is no surprise that the swimming naked in public is not the
kind of activity that Kansans, from the Bible belt, approve of.
He may have also been drunk, along with other members of the 80 person
delegation, according to
The
New York Times. The New York Times also reported that a
Washington field office of the F.B.I. is investigating
the possible misrepresentation of expenses, including meals and drinks in
Israel, by some
people on the trip.
The congress people were invited to
Israel by the American Israel
Education Foundation, a charity affiliated with the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group.
“Rep. Kevin Yoder’s grave error of judgment calls into question whether he
is fit to serve
Kansas
and our nation. It is beyond inappropriate for a sitting Congressman, acting in
his official capacity, to strip naked in the presence of other Congressmen and
their families. Rep. Yoder should step down immediately and not subject
Kansas to any further
embarrassment,” said Kansas Democratic Party Chair Joan Wagnon.
“As a Kansan, I am embarrassed and disappointed in Rep. Kevin Yoder’s
unprofessional and immature behaviour. Rep. Yoder’s poor decision-making
reflects poorly on himself and
Kansas.
We deserve more from our elected officials than these childish antics."
Other members of the US House have also complained about Yoder’s behaviour
according to
The New York Times.
Yoder should resign. The Kansas Republican Party claims to work for family
values and many party members in
Kansas have
voted to make such behaviour illegal in
Kansas.
So why then are our elected leaders above the law? Why does Yoder believe he
can do things that his party constantly talks against? They want one set of
rules for the governed and a different one for those who make the laws.
Kansans have a right to demand accountability.
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