BenewahCounty RepublicanCentralCommitteePOBox223St.Maries,daho83861To: Speaker ftheHouseLawrenceDemry
November6.2010
The BenewahRepublicanCentralCommitteewould like tocommentonthese atestethicschargesb'roughtagainagainstRepresentative hil Hartby RepresentativeEricAndersonDSTl.We askyouto take underconsiderationhefacthat RepresentativeHart hasalreadybeenexoneratedrom the frst ethicscharges iledagainsthim thissunrmer nd he hasalsoof his own choosingtepped ownfrom hispositionon theRevenueandTax Committeewhich he has servedon.Representativenderson asalso broughtorth the timber issueaswell.The timber issuehappened ack in1996arbefore RepresentativeHarteven houghtaboutrunningforpoliticaloffice.Webelieve hat the Rule76 wouldapply since hisissuesnot acurrentissue, twasnvestigated tthelocallevel and a determinationwasmadehatthere wasno basisorcriminal chargesmanyyearspriorto Rep.Phil Hart seekingffice. This isanissueRepresentative art had aheadyhad dealt with, Regardless.nlya currentviolationof ethicsssuesouldbeconsidered.epresentativendersonhasstated hathis motive s about he upholdingof the U.S. Constitutionethesattemptingoviolatethe 5"' AmendmentoftheU.SConstitutionby'putting orthadoubleeopardyof thesechargesy havinghesameethicschargesevisited.This shouldnot beallowed as t isablatant iolation ofthe 5'nAmendment o theU.SConstitutionandafterall, he timberissue spasthestatutef limitationsandshouldnot be an issue orthe ethicscommitteeWeknow that RepresentativeHart's actionshave notsetwellwith many,but wealsoknow that he hasbeenpayinghis taxes,hehaswentthrough heethic'scommitteewhojudgedhim and foundhim notguilty.We do knowhedealt withthis timber issuen thesystemandagainafterithasbeen dredgedup to beaired once again nthepapersandnowwithRepresentative ndersonos ccusations.Wealso know thatRepresentativeartreceived5.2%of hisDistricts voteand his was afler thepeoplealreadyknewabouthisproblemswiththe IRSand TaxCommissionas well asheTimber ssue,yet75.2YofthevoterschoseRepresentativeHart to servedahoforanother erm,Wesupport he'voters'and he'will'of thepeople.Wedo not supportRepresentativeAndersonr thosewhochooseo continueobe deaf o the will ofthepeople.Thesearethesamegroupofpeoplewhowillusehemedia oprosecutefellowlegislatorand whoshowawillingnesso disregard hosepartsof the Constitutionhat doesnotsuittheirpurposes.We encouragehe ethic's committee o take agoodookatthislatestchargeand he timingaskinghemselves,do theyreallywantto over look thefactsofthe issues,theConstitution-nd hewillof thevoters?
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