House GOP guts ethics panel

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Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)House Republicans voted Monday night in favor of a proposal that would weaken Congress' outside ethics watchdog and remove its independence.

Republican Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte's proposal would place the independent Office of Congressional Ethics -- an initial watchdog for House members but without power to punish members -- under oversight of those very lawmakers.

This will now be included in a larger rules package that will be voted on in the full House of Representatives Tuesday.

Goodlatte argued that changing the ethics review process "strengthens the mission" of the office and it will remain the panel to review potential rules violations.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/02/politics/office-of-congressional-ethics-oversight-of-ethics-committee-amendment/index.html

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"Drain the swamp"?

[Blue Shoes]

1. Wouldn't want any unseemly investigations into their behavior.

No, that wouldn't look good.

[Liberty Belle]

2. They have no ethics and want no scrutiny. N/T

[babylonsister]

3. Exactly. Anything goes, or they hope so. nt

[Va Lefty]

4. Goodlatte is my congressman

Anything he supports we should oppose. The man is reprehensible!

[turbinetree]

10. Mine is Andy Harris and is a charter member of the Club for Growth

and he is a fascist

[lancelyons]

5. These types of things are why we need the media more than ever to do their job objectively.

These types of things are why we need the media more than ever to do their job objectively.

If the media start colluding then we would be in big trouble (eg, Morning Joe)

The media need to investigate and chase down serious facts and dont be afraid to present them to the American people.

We already see the GOP reducing the media access to Trump. Now looking at having all ethics complaints kept internal. Guessing any democrats on that committee will not be informed or will be kept in the dark.

This will be a secretive congress and US admin and nothing will change that until the something bad happens.

[flamingdem]

6. Even Paul Ryan didn't want this

First look at how the hardcore will even push the Randians to more and more disgusting levels

[pangaia]

7. War is peace.

[dgauss]

8. Sounds a lot like Wisconsin.

Republicans control all branches of government, reduce oversight and transparency, and then get busy with the looting.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/republicans-vote-to-dramatically-scale-back-oversight-of-lawmakers-other/article_8901f2df-1ec2-5e74-b6ea-4a1f006aacf5.html

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-signs-bills-dismantling-gab-overhauling-campaign-finance-law/article_1b7a6063-8e98-514b-bceb-269f21f44574.html

[MBS]

11. good parallel (unfortunately) n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

9. And there are some who think these clowns are going to vote to impeach the king of

unethical republicans????

You're daft!

[stevenleser]

12. File this under the "Of course they did" category. nt

[dflprincess]

13. Ethics?

We don't need no stinkin' ethics!

[DesertRat]

14. So it begins

[nycbos]

15. I am SHOCKED SHOCKED to find gambling going on here.

[benld74]

16. F@ckers

[bucolic_frolic]

17. We need a sex scandal

Won't power make them unusually indiscreet in their loquaciousness?

[MBS]

18. Democrats should target EVERY congress critter

who voted yes and run strong candidates against each of them in 2018.

[OKNancy]

19. Sorry - duplicate topic - Locking

one minute earlier here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141653672