House GOP Votes To Strip Independence From Congressional Ethics Office

NPR ^ | January 2, 2017 | Susan Davis

[chiller]

FYI, the old Ethics Committee has been likened to a star chamber, in which anonymous charges were allowed and were sometimes made. Good Riddance. Smart move considering the ferocity of the opposition we´re about to face.

Leadership objected, probably because of the optics of it. Screw optics.

[lodi90]

The OCE has had an eight person Board of Directors: four Democrats and four Republicans.

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Four partisan Democrats, 3 RINOs and a beltway careerist “conservative”.

[binreadin]

Anyone remember the prosecution of Sen. (AK) Ted Stevens? The Justice Dept was guilty of not providing available exculpatory evidence and Steven's conviction was overturned. The prosecution was in 2008, after Obama came to power. How about Bob McDonnell's conviction (VA Gov—Rep), which was overturned by the Supreme Court?

Now Bibi Netanyahu is facing charges in Israel. We all know that anyone successful in business or politics cultivates friendships and does deals, the details of which can easily be twisted to appear criminal. Yet, on the Democrat side, Harry Reid is guilty of any number of transactional crimes, Rahm Emanuel, Barbara Boxer, Jon Corzine, all are tainted by illegal, unethical activities, and yet they are still free and wealthy. The judicial process in our country has become too corrupt to trust.

[eaglestar]

[Archon of the East]

This ethics office is about as corrupt as it gets. Typical of leftist government committees, offices and initiatives they are given names that suggest fairness and integrity but are only used to to silence dissenting politics. That being said this was not the time to undertake this.

[jch10]

The words Congressional and Ethics should not be used together.

[Valin]

Donny Ain’t Happy Either.

[huldah1776]

I remember that crud. I’m glad I started the thread because I always get the truth here. Why is Ryan against the disbanding?

[huldah1776]

Thank you! Have to remember to do some research after I read lib crud. It was early though, so I’ll forgive myself.

[Western Phil]

I suspect if you take a close look at what they did, it would likely show this committee nipping at Republicans and felicitating Democrats.

[DoodleDawg]

I suspect if you take a close look at what they did, it would likely show this committee nipping at Republicans and felicitating Democrats.

Then let's take a close look at what they did. Here's their website with all their investigations: Link

A lot of Democrats on that list.