Waters case to proceed

The Hill ^

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Waters case to proceed By Jordy Yager - 06/06/12 12:58 PM ET

The House Ethics Committee announced on Wednesday that Rep. Maxine Waters’ (D-Calif.) rights were not violated in its investigation of her and its case will proceed.

In a letter to Waters, the committee wrote to inform the lawmaker that it had considered the 12 allegations of misconduct her lawyer had presented against the panel and found that none of them was in violation of the House or committee rules.

“The outside counsel has concluded, and the Committee has unanimously found that you have been afforded notice and the opportunity to be heard,” wrote Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the panel’s acting chairman on the Waters case, and Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), the committee’s ranking member.

"As such, there has been no violation of the due process rights to which you are entitled. Even when the allegations are considered in their totality, there is still no violation of the process which you are due, and the Committee is entitled to continue its consideration of your matter,” the lawmakers wrote.

For more than two years, the committee has investigated whether Waters violated House rules after allegations surfaced that she secured funding for a bank in which her husband own stock. Waters has maintained her innocence.

As the committee moved towards holding a trial for Waters late in 2010, the panel halted abruptly and placed two of its lead attorneys on administrative leave. Shortly afterwards, the committee’s chief counsel stepped down.

The first half of 2011 was spent in a flurry of firing and reorganizing among the panel’s investigative and legal staff, which included the hiring of a new chief counsel.

In July, the committee announced it was hiring outside attorney Billy Martin to investigate whether members and staff on the panel acted inappropriately in the Waters case.

[SusaninOhio]

It’s ok for her to steal from the American public, because she is a liberal. A black one, at that.

Who will she blame her lack of ethics on this time?

[jazusamo]

Maxine will be screaming racism from the rooftops.

[redshawk]

Time for that animated gif, “that's racist” to show up. I would love to see someone change if from the black boy to the black waters. hehehe.

[fieldmarshaldj]

When doesn’t she ?

[alancarp]

"Who will she blame her lack of ethics on this time?"

If white America has to pay, then somebody has to collect. That's her self-appointed job.

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[freekitty]

She needs to be in jail.

[Doogle]

"I don't know nuttin bout no bank"

[LetsRok]

Maxine Waters is proof that affirmitive action is a failure.

[jazusamo]

Bump!

[redshawk]

Off hand, I don't recall exactly what she said about the Martin shooting in FLA, however, I think it was about racial profiling or some such crap. And she came out with a presser in 24 hrs about it.

[redshawk]

Dang, that was quick. Thanks. Makes me chuckle.

[w1andsodidwe]

So is Obama

[LostInBayport]

Maxine will be screaming racism from the rooftops.

She sure will. But I'm getting a sense that very few people are going to have a care to listen anymore. The woman is overwhelmingly obnoxious, and so dumb that she would come in third on Jeopardy if the other players were a mushroom and a box of rocks.

[jazusamo]

Well stated and absolutely right.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“the committee announced it was hiring outside attorney Billy Martin to investigate whether members and staff on the panel acted inappropriately in the Waters case.”

Did he kick sand on their shoes?

[arrdon]

When she’s screamin’; ‘we wants FREE stuff!’

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Maxine will be screaming racism from the rooftops. “

Well......that’s all she does.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiiG0KNgDi0&feature=related