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Republicans withdraw Goodlatte amendment gutting Office of Congressional Ethics after intense backlash; No guts, no glory.
Topic Started: Jan 3 2017, 04:11 PM (484 Views)
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http://www.salon.com/2017/01/03/republicans-withdraw-goodlatte-amendment-gutting-office-of-congressional-ethics-after-intense-backlash/

In an emergency conference meeting, House Republicans have unanimously agreed to scrap plans to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics — for now, at least.

Reacting to the bad optics of having the first session of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined. According to reports, Republicans were bombarded with calls about the ethics vote.
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Jan 3 2017, 04:11 PM
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/03/republicans-withdraw-goodlatte-amendment-gutting-office-of-congressional-ethics-after-intense-backlash/

In an emergency conference meeting, House Republicans have unanimously agreed to scrap plans to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics — for now, at least.

Reacting to the bad optics of having the first session of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined. According to reports, Republicans were bombarded with calls about the ethics vote.
Reacting to the bad optics of having the first session of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined. According to reports, Republicans were bombarded with calls about the ethics vote.


Is this a typo? Given that Charlie Rangel never got to model orange for something you or I would have done time for, I find Congress' punishment of their own severely lacking... and that was with this supposed 'ethics watchdog.' Color me unimpressed but I like that Trump called them out on it.
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Jan 3 2017, 04:11 PM
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/03/republicans-withdraw-goodlatte-amendment-gutting-office-of-congressional-ethics-after-intense-backlash/

In an emergency conference meeting, House Republicans have unanimously agreed to scrap plans to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics — for now, at least.

Reacting to the bad optics of having the first session of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined. According to reports, Republicans were bombarded with calls about the ethics vote.
They'll find some way to negate it.
Defunding it is the most likely way.
Keep the committee, fire the staffing.


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Jan 3 2017, 08:43 PM
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Jan 3 2017, 04:11 PM
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/03/republicans-withdraw-goodlatte-amendment-gutting-office-of-congressional-ethics-after-intense-backlash/

In an emergency conference meeting, House Republicans have unanimously agreed to scrap plans to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics — for now, at least.

Reacting to the bad optics of having the first session of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined. According to reports, Republicans were bombarded with calls about the ethics vote.
They'll find some way to negate it.
Defunding it is the most likely way.
Keep the committee, fire the staffing.
wow, more predictions... be sure to report back to us when the news breaks on this, Pops...
That which can be asserted without evidence; can be dismissed without evidence- Christopher Hitchens
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CautionaryTales
Jan 3 2017, 08:43 PM
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Jan 3 2017, 04:11 PM
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/03/republicans-withdraw-goodlatte-amendment-gutting-office-of-congressional-ethics-after-intense-backlash/

In an emergency conference meeting, House Republicans have unanimously agreed to scrap plans to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics — for now, at least.

Reacting to the bad optics of having the first session of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined. According to reports, Republicans were bombarded with calls about the ethics vote.
They'll find some way to negate it.
Defunding it is the most likely way.
Keep the committee, fire the staffing.
Will the dems filibuster?
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Jan 3 2017, 08:31 PM
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Nice to see you joining us in not being tired of winning ......

One tweet and 25 minutes he cucked the GOP leadership for trying to pull some nonsense.....

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Jan 3 2017, 10:20 PM
Coast2coast
Jan 3 2017, 08:31 PM
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Nice to see you joining us in not being tired of winning ......

One tweet and 25 minutes he cucked the GOP leadership for trying to pull some nonsense.....

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Paul Ryan was just demonstrating an example of his genius with the Amendment....What an Ass............. :oyvey
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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Robert Stout
Jan 3 2017, 11:50 PM
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Jan 3 2017, 10:20 PM
Coast2coast
Jan 3 2017, 08:31 PM
:rotflmao:

Nice to see you joining us in not being tired of winning ......

One tweet and 25 minutes he cucked the GOP leadership for trying to pull some nonsense.....

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Paul Ryan was just demonstrating an example of his genius with the Amendment....What an Ass............. :oyvey
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence.
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Republicans pass a bill that Dem's don't like.....Democrats piss n moan
Republicans rescind a bill that Dem's don't like.... Democrats piss n moan

Diagnosis? Democrats piss n moan.
Ringoism: Never underestimate the advantages of being underestimated.
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ringotuna
Jan 4 2017, 08:11 AM
Republicans pass a bill that Dem's don't like.....Democrats piss n moan
Republicans rescind a bill that Dem's don't like.... Democrats piss n moan

Diagnosis? Democrats piss n moan.
Democrats remind me of my first wife....I got rid of her too............. :biggrin:
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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Jan 4 2017, 01:24 PM
ringotuna
Jan 4 2017, 08:11 AM
Republicans pass a bill that Dem's don't like.....Democrats piss n moan
Republicans rescind a bill that Dem's don't like.... Democrats piss n moan

Diagnosis? Democrats piss n moan.
Democrats remind me of my first wife....I got rid of her too............. :biggrin:
Kinda like the Scabies I caught and got rid of in junior college. :biggrin:
Ringoism: Never underestimate the advantages of being underestimated.
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