[thethirddegree]

Rangel should be expelled from the House and put in jail.

[FlingWingFlyer]

DemocRATS are what is wrong with politics.

"Censure". ROTFL! All the politicians get to stand up and call Charlie the crook a "gunky". They act just like a bunch of school kids.

[bray]

There are one set of laws for the Nobles and another for the Serfs.

Pray for America

[Jeff Chandler]

If the Republicans had half of Hillary’s balls, they would make this a campaign issue. They would bring this up every time taxes are mentioned.

[CORedneck]

What a sham. James Trafficant committed lesser crimes and they booted him out ! Rangle ought to be booted out straight into jail !

[traditional1]

In the REAL world, out in public, it's called "Embezzlement", and you would be in jail. There's NOTHING in here about $$$$ penalties, paying money back, etc., nor is their a "criminal record", so to speak.

You just stand up and get called names by your "peers" (fellow travelers in the lobbyist/favored kickback schemes).

Is this a great Country, or what? (That is, if you're a politician or live on the public dole).

[freebilly]

...and in the distance the sound of thunder....

[PghBaldy]

Not only is he a crook, but he was a powerful one at that. More should be expected of him. I guess Dems grade on a curve.

[Las Vegas Ron]

In other words, Rangel must stand in the well of Congress and have the members tell him he behaved poorly. No, really.

So, he's going to be scolded like a child??

Lock the tax cheating bustard up, one year for each one he "forgot" to pay his taxes.

[Chode]

instead of a spank on the wrist, he gets a spank on the azz... feh

[pyx]

Rangel is about to get what appears to be a complete pass for actions that, as I have previously written, were they committed by you or me, we would be getting our affairs in order prior to a long jail sentence.

Charlie Rangel got a pass only, I repeat, only because the electorate gives him a pass. There are two (2) sets of laws in America only, I repeat again, only because the electorate allows two (2) sets of laws to exist.

When and IF the electorate somehow manages to pry themselves away from the tee vee and phone, fax or write their elected representatives in the House and in the Senate, only then, will there be change.

There should be NO EXEMPTIONS whatsoever for any federal employee or any congressional or senate representative from any law or regulation. None. Zero. Ziltch. Zippo. Nada. Not a one.

And until there are NO EXEMPTIONS from any law or regulation for the RULING CLASS and their federal employee pets, America will have two (2) sets of laws. One set of laws and regulations for the electorate at large and one set of laws and regulations for the likes of Charlie Rangel.

Justice is NOT blind. Justice sees quite well, thank you very much.

[Inwoodian]

Is he immune from criminal charges? Does he have to make restitution of the money he stole with interest? What happens with his four illicit apartments?

[ssaftler]

It is a formal, open reprimand given to a member of Congress for going against its standards of ethics and behavior.

Why use this on Rangel, then? Since when did Congress have standards of ethics and behavior???

[SunkenCiv]

meanwhile:

$11,000 fine, arrest possible for some who refuse airport scans and pat downs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2630452/posts

[shoff]

Yeah Charlie loved being in power so much he tried to take much of it with him.
If life was fair he would get the following

1) Eviction from the rent controlled apartments he uses, Why this wasn’t done immediately defies logic. Those are for the poor

2) Removal from office today

3) Add up all Charlie’s indiscretions and the investigations and make him pay the taxpayers back with interest.

4) Stop all government benefits including Health care, retirement accounts, paychecks with the exception of anything earned while in the Armed Forces. He violated the public trust. In other words broke the contract with the American people, so we do not need to honor that contract.

5) Banned from any public service or government job or any private entity that accepts public funds.

6) Agree to the above terms unconditionally to avoid a 40 year (Time Severed) jail sentence.

Unfortunately life is not fair

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

He will rise rapidly within the ranks of the democrat party.

[traderrob6]

Pardon my ignorance, but is he (as a memeber of HOR) precluded from any and all criminal prosecution?

[The Comedian]

Black Democrat = Forever Innocent.

He could walk into Congress with a machine gun and mow down 100 Republicans, and get sentenced to community service and time served.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[layman]

luxury beachfront villa that he keeps booked solid year round

I wonder how many "bookings" were ghost tenants using the cover of "rent" to funnel cash to corrupt old Charlie.

[ridesthemiles]

I am confused:

What about the $600,000 Charlie embezzled from the PAC he controlled & then used the money for his legal fees?

Isn’t that a criminal event>??

Isn’t that subject to indictment & prosecution??