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re: House Republicans vote to gut independent ethics office
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:40 pm to CommoDawg
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:40 pm to CommoDawg
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You said its only purpose is to attack political opponents, my response is that the office is bipartisan
Oh okay. Because Rs and Ds would never team up to take down someone that threatened their grip on power. That's never happened before
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Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:40 pm to Jake88
quote:
Probably, because like many bureaucracies, it's not necessary.
Signed, Jack Abramoff
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:41 pm to CommoDawg
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Why?
You're seriously asking why?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:43 pm to CommoDawg
because you are reading a NYT article so it is misleading
The office was a whitewashing waste of time.
The office was a whitewashing waste of time.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:43 pm to Toddy
quote:This office was formed in 2008. Before then, was there no ethical ovrsight?
Toddy
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:45 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I'm trying to remember all the House members they've busted. They must have taken down a very large number of crooks for the House to be this scared, amirite?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:46 pm to CommoDawg
Considering the sorry job its done, good riddance
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:47 pm to CommoDawg
Without knowing the specifics on the issue, you are assuming quite a bit. This seems more like a procedural shift of responsibility rather than a true "gut".
Can you point to a specific instance in which this organization actually functioned as designed?
Can you point to a specific instance in which this organization actually functioned as designed?
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:47 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Republicans continue to "fill the swamp!"
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:47 pm to CommoDawg
Nytimes. Fake News.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:50 pm to GeorgeWest
quote:
Republicans continue to "fill the swamp!"
You have to give them credit; they are shameless in this. But it's not like anything can shame a DC politician anyhow
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:54 pm to Old Hellen Yeller
Now that we are about to have an ethics-challenged POTUS, I guess House Repubs think they shouldn't have to worry about ethics problems either.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:04 pm to CommoDawg
"Independent" 
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:39 pm to AbuTheMonkey
quote:
Without knowing the specifics on the issue, you are assuming quite a bit. This seems more like a procedural shift of responsibility rather than a true "gut".
quote:
Without knowing the specifics on the issue, you are assuming quite a bit. This seems more like a procedural shift of responsibility rather than a true "gut".
Re-posting. Any reply to this? Or did you scream away?
I am not a Trumpkin, BTW.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:42 pm to AbuTheMonkey
quote:
Re-posting. Any reply to this? Or did you scream away?
I am not a Trumpkin, BTW.
they are moving the office into and under the Ethics Committee. two things, one, no longer bi partisan as the Republicans control committees and are the only ones who can submit inquiries, two, the release of information will never be released to the public as the OEC would previously.
so Republicans are now policing themselves, privately.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:53 pm to Cruiserhog
So basically the entirety of the way things were for the vast majority of our republic (and, mind you, Democrats had a majority in Congress for the majority of the past three generations). Dems policing themselves.
Again, without pointing to specifics, you're basically flailing. Have any Dems come out and given specifics?
Again, without pointing to specifics, you're basically flailing. Have any Dems come out and given specifics?
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