The anti-prostitution pledge was supposed to be a thing of the past when President Obama issued an executive order, in one of his first acts as President, to reverse that rule. However, it was only a facade because his administration actually defended the anti-prostitution pledge in federal courts, including the Supreme Court! With all that said, there is a bright side to this story and the anti-prostitution pledge was eventually overturned because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that it was unconstitutional.
In an indirect manner, the D.C. Madam brought this somewhat obscure issue into the light of day. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) was the next big name to drop as one of the D.C. Madam’s clients. With this information available to the public, Jeanette Maier, “the Canal Street Madam” from New Orleans who was targeted by the FBI, was all too happy to publicly allege that this “family values” candidate had frequented her brothel as well. In fact, plenty of other powerful locals did so too. “It’s the people running our country who visited our house -- mayors who did drugs and Republicans in pantyhose,” said Maier. Luckily for Vitter he wasn’t prosecuted in his home state of …show more content…
In fairness to the Republican Party, some of the most notable political prostitution scandals have involved renowned Democrats. Many people reveled in the fall from grace of former Rep. Wayne Hays (D-OH), one of the most powerful Congressmen at the time. Hays, “the Archie Bunker of Capitol Hill,” had a hardnosed reputation for abusing his power. Ultimately, he resigned in 1976 after it surfaced that for two years his mistress had been employed as his secretary all at the taxpayer’s expense. Her only real responsibilities were sexual. His mistress, Elizabeth Ray, told reporters, “I can’t type. I can’t file. I can’t even answer the
In an indirect manner, the D.C. Madam brought this somewhat obscure issue into the light of day. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) was the next big name to drop as one of the D.C. Madam’s clients. With this information available to the public, Jeanette Maier, “the Canal Street Madam” from New Orleans who was targeted by the FBI, was all too happy to publicly allege that this “family values” candidate had frequented her brothel as well. In fact, plenty of other powerful locals did so too. “It’s the people running our country who visited our house -- mayors who did drugs and Republicans in pantyhose,” said Maier. Luckily for Vitter he wasn’t prosecuted in his home state of …show more content…
In fairness to the Republican Party, some of the most notable political prostitution scandals have involved renowned Democrats. Many people reveled in the fall from grace of former Rep. Wayne Hays (D-OH), one of the most powerful Congressmen at the time. Hays, “the Archie Bunker of Capitol Hill,” had a hardnosed reputation for abusing his power. Ultimately, he resigned in 1976 after it surfaced that for two years his mistress had been employed as his secretary all at the taxpayer’s expense. Her only real responsibilities were sexual. His mistress, Elizabeth Ray, told reporters, “I can’t type. I can’t file. I can’t even answer the