First Transgender Elected Official Pressured to Step Down

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/11/27/first_transgender_elected_official_pressured_to_step_down.html

First Transgender Elected Official Pressured to Step Down


Stacie Marie Laughton (D) made history when she was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives earlier this month and became the first elected transgender official in the nation.

However, the Laconia Daily Sun now reports that Laughton was convicted in 2008 for "conspiracy to commit credit card fraud" and served four and a half months in jail.

While convicted felons can run for office in New Hampshire as long as they have completed their sentence, ABC News reports Republicans are calling for Laughton to step down.

[hrmjustin]

1. No she should stay.

[smaug]

6. Absolutely

I guess them thar reTHUGlikkklans never heard of Christian forgiveness, or second chances. Challenge them to their face on 'throwing the first stone.' How have they paid their debt to society?

And, since sentence was served, appears to me that they're the ones morally breaking the law.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Two thoughts:

First, I simply hope that she stands up to the bastards.

And second, two can play at the witch-hunt game.

[bullwinkle428]

3. Well, we had two convicted felons (DWI each) running the White House, so

I can't really see what the problem is, from a non-teabagger perspective.

[The Wielding Truth]

4. If Boehner can pass out Tobacco checks on the floor of the House and be Speaker...

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Republican... heal they-selves!

[Lionessa]

5. Doesn't appear to have anything to do with her transgender status, and

I guess I can see the point that having someone involved in financial fraud conspiracy within the past 5-10 years would be reason to be concerned, though I imagine most of the repubs in NH have equally serious skeletons in their closets. I imagine the repubs skeletons are and have been more thoroughly hidden than Stacie's.

[Angry Dragon]

7. She was elected legally , served her time, CASE CLOSED

vitter has sex with prositute ...... still serves
mccain senile ...... still serves
ensign has sex with other women ......... resigned with pension
boner has sex with other women ...... still serves
and the list goes on

[bluedigger]

8. The Laconia Daily Sun has failed it's readership.

The time to share this information was during the campaign, not now, when it is irrelevant.