House approves Independent Ethics Office (Let the investigations/SMEARING begin!)

KDKA ^ | 3/11/08

[Libloather]

House approves Independent Ethics Office
Mar 11, 2008 10:15 pm US/Eastern

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a mock swearing-in ceremony for Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., Tuesday, March 11, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WASHINGTON (AP) The House has voted to create an independent outside office to investigate ethical lapses among its members and restore integrity to a system flawed by partisanship and inactivity.

The new Office of Congress Ethics would be charged with looking into possible misconduct and making recommendations to the House ethics committee, which would still have final say on issues of guilt or innocence.

The office would be made up of six people appointed by the Democratic and Republican leaders. Current members, federal employees and lobbyists would not be eligible.

The vote was 229-182, with most Republicans voting against the Democratic-backed plan.

[Libloather]

The office would be made up of six people appointed by the Democratic and Republican leaders.

It'll take just two votes from these 'appointees' to start an investigation based on whatever they determine as valid. An email will work.

The smearfest will be heaviest every other year - during election time.

[Libloather]

The office would be made up of six people appointed by the Democratic and Republican leaders.

Judge Bork is available. So is Rumsfeld. Who's on your short list?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Ethics in government? That’s too funny.

[Libloather]

Laura Ingraham had a Congresswoman from Minnesota on her show today discussing this Bill. It will allow ethics investigations at any time that 2 of the 6 on the oversight committee request an investigation. Three members will be selected by Pelosi and three by Boehner. The woman from MN said that she is in a tight race this fall and the new committee will be allowed to start investigations with just allegations, no facts, right before the November election. It is to try to ruin Republicans who are in tight races and will not have the time to fight the allegations. It stinks to high heaven. It needs to hit the major newspapers now. It that wishful thinking?

I heard the same thing.

[maine-iac7]

Office of Congress Ethics

AKA: Office of How to Railroad Republicans.

We all know that no democrat will ever be brought before the board.

[FFranco]

No question this ‘Ethics’ committee is aimed at Republicans.

[NormsRevenge]

Congre$$ional Ethics

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