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House Republicans vote to gut independent ethics office
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:21 pm
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Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:24 pm to CommoDawg
Probably because Hillary is no longer around (I kid)
This is how they plan to drain the swamp I guess.
This is how they plan to drain the swamp I guess.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:24 pm to CommoDawg
Probably, because like many bureaucracies, it's not necessary.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:26 pm to Jake88
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Probably, because like many bureaucracies, it's not necessary.
You'd think an ethics office would be the most necessary bureaucracy
Plus this move doesn't get rid of it, it just rids it of independence.
This post was edited on 1/2/17 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:26 pm to Jake88
Yeah that's why. You so smart!
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:27 pm to CommoDawg
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You'd think an ethics office would be the most necessary bureaucracy
Plus this move doesn't get rid of it, it just rids of independence.
Can you list some examples of the office being effective?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:31 pm to CommoDawg
Good. A government "ethics"office can serve no other purpose than to attack political opponents of the ruling party or administration. There is literally a zero percent chance of it being anything else.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:31 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
Hard to say it was very effective. It was likely as "independent" as the MSM
This post was edited on 1/2/17 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:32 pm to CommoDawg
How incredibly convenient it must be to have the power to vote away or gut your own ethical oversight. You can't make this shite up
This post was edited on 1/2/17 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:33 pm to Andrew Rowan
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Good. A government "ethics"office can serve no other purpose than to attack political opponents of the ruling party or administration. There is literally a zero percent chance of it being anything else.
The office is staffed by both Republicans and Democrats
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:33 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
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vote away your ethical oversight.
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You can't make this shite up
Apparently you just did. There are other means of ethics oversight.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:34 pm to CommoDawg
It's ok, we all know politicians will thoroughly investigate themselves.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:34 pm to Jake88
quote:Is suspicious of all government. Thinks one government party's motives are reasonable and mostly correct.
Probably, because like many bureaucracies, it's not necessary.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:35 pm to Jake88
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There are other means of ethics oversight.
Right. Right. Look away
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:35 pm to CommoDawg
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The office is staffed by both Republicans and Democrats
Is that your argument for keeping it?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:37 pm to Andrew Rowan
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Is that your argument for keeping it?
You said its only purpose is to attack political opponents, my response is that the office is bipartisan
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:38 pm to CommoDawg
misleading thread title. No vote has taken place.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:39 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
So you're saying that in 2008 when this "office" was formed, there had been no ethics oversight prior and this new bureaucracy was the great fix?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:39 pm to Tigerdev
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Is suspicious of all government. Thinks one government party's motives are reasonable and mostly correct.
You've definitely got me mixed up with someone else.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:40 pm to CommoDawg
It was a waste of money.
Everyone knows politicians are dirty.
We didn't need to pay anyone to tell us that.
Everyone knows politicians are dirty.
We didn't need to pay anyone to tell us that.
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