A story from the AP says, the government watchdog group Common Cause urged lawmakers in a letter last week to pass a resolution rejecting the standards for impeachment established in the Dann case.

They argued that such acts as "neglect of duty" or "failure to exercise due care" are far too vague and amorphous to serve as standards for removing a statewide elected official from office.

After all, argued Common Cause governing board chairman William K. Woods, legislators didn't impeach former Gov. Bob Taft after four misdemeanor convictions _ suggesting that an official's conduct needed to be worse than that to qualify.

"The removal (of Dann) appeared to be carried out in a rash and reckless manner containing little concern about the rights of over 2 million Ohioans who voted for Dann, the requirements of the laws, and basic principles of fairness," wrote William K. Woods, chair of the Common Cause governing board. "Instead, the process was apparently driven by strong concerns about the condition of one political party's 'house.'"

Woods pointed out in his letter that Dann wasn't the Democrats' responsibility. He was hired by the voters _ many Democrats, plenty of Republicans and lots of Independents.

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