Shelby Co. GOPer Boss calls upon adulterer Sen. Paul Stanley to resign from TNGA

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Shelby County GOP chairman calls on Stanley to step down from Senate
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jul/27/shelby-county-gop-chairman-calls-stanley-step-down/
By Richard Locker

Originally published 03:33 p.m., July 27, 2009
Updated 09:28 p.m., July 27, 2009

NASHVILLE — Pressure is mounting on state Sen. Paul Stanley to resign his Senate seat in the wake of a sex scandal involving the 47-year-old married senator and a 22-year-old legislative intern.

Shelby County Republican Party chairman Lang Wiseman today issued a statement calling on Stanley, R-Germantown, to resign from the Senate seat he’s held since 2006. It was the first public demand by a GOP official for Stanley to resign since last week’s revelation of his involvement with an Austin Peay State University junior who worked as an intern in Stanley’ Senate committee office during the past legislative session.

Later today, state GOP chairman Chris Devaney stopped short of calling for a resignation but said: “The situation involving Senator Stanley is certainly unfortunate for all involved. We have been trying to give the senator and his family some time to make the best decision for his constituents and for his family. We are hopeful that he will make the right decision.”

Stanley declined again today to return reporters’ phone calls, maintaining the public silence he has kept since news surfaced last Tuesday that he was the target of a $10,000 extortion attempt by the intern’s former boyfriend in connection with the affair.

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If Stanley resigns his current TNGA Senate seat, there is some speculation that Stanley may choose to relocate to the East Tennessee Senate District of Mike Faulk and challenge Faulk for his district seat wherein voters are more accepting of adulterers in elected public office.

Shelby County Republican Chair calls on Senator Stanley to resign
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Shelby County Republican Chair Lang Wiseman

“We are all obviously disappointed in the revelations of the past week involving Senator Paul Stanley. He was and is our friend, and we must not forget that he managed over the years to accomplish many great things on behalf of his constituents. However, as more and more details continue to surface, it is clear that the time has come for Paul to resign his seat in the Senate.

Many who have opposed Senator Stanley’s politics seem to be taking pleasure in the irony of some of Paul’s public positions as compared to his private failures. Such thinking is crass, objectionable, and misguided. Indeed, all of us fall short even of our most genuine hopes and aspirations. However, that should not somehow deter us from seeking policy that reflects our better nature. Thankfully, the quest for perfect law does not require perfect men.

Notwithstanding, there are certain basic standards that we require of those persons we hold up as our leaders, and we have every right to expect that they will respect their position of honor. It is for this reason that the time has come for Senator Stanley to do the honorable thing and step aside for the benefit of himself, his family, his Senate colleagues, his Party, and the voters of District 31.

Understand that the call for Paul’s resignation is not about moralizing. We all deserve the chance for forgiveness if sought with a contrite and repentant heart. However, forgiveness is not the same thing as freedom from consequence.

I take this stand with full understanding that Senator Stanley’s resignation might diminish the influence of our Party over the short term. Indeed, based on recent experience our newly Democrat-controlled County Commission may ultimately view this unfortunate episode through the lens of political opportunism, and again violate tradition and commonsense notions of fairness by appointing a Democrat to fill a seat in a heavily dominated Republican district. Having said that, some principles are not worth compromising, and we as Republicans understand that demanding integrity sometimes commands a high price.

While all due care must be taken with respect to the timing of Paul’s resignation in order to avoid adding insult to injury to the people of District 31, and to minimize the impact on the taxpayer, the time has come for this spectacle to end. Indeed, we have been in close contact with the Senate leadership over the past several days, and they have been working faithfully and diligently to secure a conclusion to these unfortunate events.

Our thoughts are with Paul and his wife and children. We hope and pray that God will offer them comfort and peace in these difficult times.”

Lang Wiseman
Chairman
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Yeah, but if Senator Paul Stanley does decide to resign his TNGA Senate seat, I suspect that all that GOP intern poontang in Nashville will start drying up for him...