Today’s Daily News lead editorial: “SCARY PRECEDENT”
“…The state Senate has set up a seven-member committee to decide whether Kane should be ousted under an obscure section of the state Constitution that allows for “civil removal” of some elected officials upon a two-thirds vote of the Senate…
“In our view, it violates the right of every citizen to be considered innocent until proved guilty. Kane is under indictment for lying to a grand jury, but has yet to be tried.
“We also believe that regardless of the merit of the present case, it sets a dangerous precedent. If used once to remove an elected official, it will be used again. The next time there may not be any respectable reason for such an action…” (more)
Perhaps this is a sign that ‘grayer hairs’ on the editorial staff recognize the outrage and vindictiveness of reporters turning information provided by a source over to a prosecutor.
In any case, they are ‘spot on’ concerning the danger of removing elected officials just because they have been accused. Hopefully other media outlets will show comparable courage to stand up against the current witch hunt.
