Until he steps down, he will continue to draw a per diem any time the legislature is in session; whether he is in Raleigh or not. And, the citizens of his district will remain unrepresented in Raleigh. On the other hand, once all of this investigation and double checking and verifying is completed, anyone who wants to claim this is a racially motivated issue will be standing alone -- or perhaps they'll be standing next to Mr. Wright.