Posted on 10/30/2009 12:37:08 PM PDT by tflabo
WASHINGTON - Internal investigations into the conduct of over two dozen House members were exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics.
Revelations of the mostly preliminary inquiries by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct , also known as the Ethics committee , and a panel that refers cases to it shook the chamber as lawmakers were immersed in a series of scheduled votes Thursday.
The panel announced that it was investigating two California Democrats , Reps. Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
Riiiiight. They’ll investigate Maxine.
She’s got three shields: dim-bulb-crat, female, and race.
Nothing will happen.
Ever.
Wouldn’t the Ethics Committee have to investigate someone who had ethics? Otherwise it’s a futile gesture.
Good points... Ole Charlie Rangel managed to skate away on blades made of teflon!
The fired employee was allowed to work on the document at home but was responsible for keeping it secure, said a House staff member with knowledge of the events, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to discuss it.The facts behind the leak were leaked!!!
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