Rep. Earl Jones says Rep. Thomas Wright should be censured.
The Greensboro Democrat said today that he will push for censure, and not expulsion, during a special session tomorrow on Wright's ethics charges, David Ingram reports.
"I won't be supporting expulsion. I think there are a lot of problems with it," Jones said. "Expulsion shows no respect for the other democratic processes."
Jones was the first of Wright's colleagues to publicly say that he will not vote for expulsion, arguing that the standard of evidence is too low.
"It should be `beyond a reasonable doubt' or it should be `high crimes and misdemeanors,' " he said, referring to the standard for criminal convictions and, in part, to the standard for removing the U.S. president.
Jones is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus. Earlier reports were that members of the caucus would propose censure.
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