Should Tax Evasion Conviction Keep Pol From Power?

A local pol is holding tight to power, despite being convicted by a jury of felony tax evasion.

The Northwest Indiana Times is calling for someone to boot the convicted politician from the Lake County Council.

One month ago, Lake County Councilman Will Smith Jr. was found guilty by a jury of his peers.

The jury found Smith guilty on a felony tax evasion charge, but Smith still serves on the County Council. How can that be?

That question is even more compelling in light of a 2005 state law that requires public officials be removed from office upon conviction of a felony.

It's Lake County where there's a cornucopia of corruption filled with enough graft for all!

Why should something like a felony conviction keep someone from power and control over taxpayers' money?

Maybe we should beg our elected officials to raise the property tax a little more so that we can keep our leaders living in the style to which they've become accustomed.