FINALLY!!! Minority leader calls Harris matter a 'distraction'; says he should consider resigning

[niyad]

(distraction is one word for it--most of us have plenty of others)

Minority leader calls Justin Harris matter a 'distraction'; says he should consider resigning


State Rep. Eddie Armstrong of North Little Rock, leader of the Democratic minority in the House, held a news conference today to talk about his meetings with Department of Human Services officials about Rep. Justin Harris' dealing with the agency in his now-controversial adoption of children.

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He said recent Arkansas Times reporting suggested broader concerns about DHS and he said the Harris case had become a distraction to the legislature. He urged House Speaker Jeremy Gillam and Gov. Asa Hutchinson to have discussions about removing the "distraction from the body." He said others in the House should talk about a Harris resignation.

Asked specifically if HE was calling for Harris' resignation, he said he was only urging the speaker and governor and others to "talk through the opportunity of what's best for Justin Harris" and his family. He said he didn't want to personally judge Harris, whom he described as a "great colleague" who'd done good work on legislation on adoption and other family issues. But he said the matter was deterring discussion of these and other issues and he focused particularly on the need to address pre-K education.

Armstrong said he wasn't calling Harris "guilty or innocent." Did he think Harris has a conflict of interest in a leadership position on a children's affairs committee, where he's vice chairman? He said it was distraction. But after repeated questions, he finally said that he thought Harris should consider resigning. I'd asked House Speaker Gillam the same question about a conflict of interest as committee vice chair before the news conference. His response:

The House is reviewing all verified information and evidence in the matter. We will act responsibly and accordingly to house rules.

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http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2015/03/11/minority-leader-calls-for-action-on-distraction-presented-by-justin-harris

[sunnystarr]

1. I had forgotten what this was about ..

since there's so much out there ...

This was the judge who adopted 2 girls and couldn't handle them and turned to "rehoming" via an ad on Craig's List (if I remember right) and dropped them off to these low class animals and one was molested. I remember reading a sordid tale via a link about this 'rehoming' where you pass kids around with guardianship papers to get rid of them. These kids don't go to school and are abused physically and sexually. Sort of like the sex trade. As long as these poor kids are under the radar and hidden no one gives a damn.

I couldn't understand why the Judge Harris wasn't removed immediately.

[niyad]

3. justin harris is a state rep. in arkansas--who chairs the committee that oversees dhs and

child protective services. he is not a judge. and he dumped those poor children to a former employee at the religious preschool he runs. the bastard is now in jail, because that poor young girl was not the only one he raped or molested.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. he should resign

[niyad]

4. personally, I favour seppuku. but that requires something justin harris does not possess.

[Trillo]

5. Kinda interesting, " the need to address pre-K education"

Growing God's Kingdom Preschool. Get'em when they're young.

[niyad]

6. especially when you can make tons of money doing so.

[niyad]

7. . . .