THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE WILL VOTE TUESDAY ON THE EXPULSION OF ONE OF ITS MEMBERS.
THAT VOTE FOLLOWS THE UNICAMERAL’S EXECUTIVE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTING MONDAY MORNING TO SEND A RESOLUTION FOR THE EXPULSION OF SENATOR DAN MCKEON OF AMHERST TO THE FLOOR.
MCKEON WOULD BE THE FIRST NEBRASKA SENATOR TO FACE THIS KIND OF PUNISHMENT IF THE MEASURE PASSES.
LAST OCTOBER, MCKEON WAS CITED FOR MISDEMEANOR “PUBLIC INDECENCY” AND IS ACCUSED OF THE INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING OF A WOMAN AT A PARTY NEAR THE END OF LAST YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN HAS CALLED ON MCKEON TO RESIGN OVER THE MATTER.
MCKEON’S ATTORNEY TOLD THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT THE HEARING MONDAY THAT CENSURE WAS MORE APPROPRIATE SINCE THE ALLEGATIONS HAD NOT RECEIVED DUE PROCESS.
HE SAYS MCKEON HAS FULLY COMPLIED WITH EVERYTHING THE EXECUTIVE BOARD HAS ASKED OF HIM IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE ALLEGATIONS.
