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| Republicans withdraw Goodlatte amendment gutting Office of Congressional Ethics after intense backlash; No guts, no glory. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 3 2017, 04:11 PM (484 Views) | |
| Opinionated | Jan 3 2017, 04:11 PM Post #1 |
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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of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined.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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| Coast2coast | Jan 3 2017, 08:31 PM Post #2 |
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| jake58 | Jan 3 2017, 08:36 PM Post #3 |
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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of the Republican-led 115th Congress open with the disempowerment of a vital ethics watchdog, the GOP has apparently withdrawn the Goodlatte amendment, which would have seriously limited how Republicans could be disciplined.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. |
| 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 Post #4 |
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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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Have you paid your internet taxes? | |
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| jake58 | Jan 3 2017, 09:25 PM Post #5 |
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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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| Right-Wing | Jan 3 2017, 09:25 PM Post #6 |
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Will the dems filibuster? |
| Donald Trump is Barack Obama's President! | |
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| clone | Jan 3 2017, 10:20 PM Post #7 |
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Director @ Center for Advanced Memetic Warfare
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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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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| Robert Stout | Jan 3 2017, 11:50 PM Post #8 |
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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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| clone | Jan 4 2017, 12:11 AM Post #9 |
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Director @ Center for Advanced Memetic Warfare
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Only liberals can choose not to go down the road to widespread, systematic violence. | |
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| ringotuna | Jan 4 2017, 08:11 AM Post #10 |
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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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| Robert Stout | Jan 4 2017, 01:24 PM Post #11 |
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Democrats remind me of my first wife....I got rid of her too.............
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| ringotuna | Jan 4 2017, 03:49 PM Post #12 |
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Kinda like the Scabies I caught and got rid of in junior college.
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| Ringoism: Never underestimate the advantages of being underestimated. | |
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