After Retreat, G.O.P. Changes House Ethics Rule

[rodeodance]

slimeballs!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/politics/05cong.html?oref=login&th


January 5, 2005
After Retreat, G.O.P. Changes House Ethics Rule
By CARL HULSE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 - House Republicans pushed through a significant change in the handling of ethics complaints over strong Democratic objections Tuesday as the 109th Congress convened with a burst of pomp and partisanship.

The House, on a vote of 220 to 195, enacted a change that would effectively dismiss a complaint in the event of a deadlock in the ethics committee, which is equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. Its approval came after a retreat by Republicans on Monday on other proposed ethics revisions.

At the heart of both actions were calculations about how far Republicans should go to protect the House majority leader, Representative Tom DeLay. Many party members were unhappy with the ethics committee for the three admonishments it delivered to Mr. DeLay last year.

At the same time, some Republicans were uncomfortable retaining a party rule adopted in November that was intended to shield Mr. DeLay from having to step down from his leadership post if he was indicted in a campaign finance investigation in Texas. Republicans said the new approach to handling a deadlock on the ethics panel would protect lawmakers from purely partisan attacks. ........

[LynnTheDem]

1. So IN FACT the republicans are NOT the "party of morals".

Yes we always knew that...but how nice for them to finally PUBLICLY ADMIT IT.

[roguevalley]

2. THe retreat was cover, with DeLay himself saying no change. He had

it cleared that the party would do the dirty, making him look like he was against it. Fuckers.

[radfringe]

3. can't find a link to this..but

on I heard on the radio yesterday -- one repug said (paraphrased) "it feels like we've taken a shower, and now we are clean and ready to go to WAR"

go war with who? the Dems? I thought the repugs wanted bi-partisan cooperation? If this is the typical attitude -- then don't look for any great uniting, holding hands and singing kumbaya

the next question is will the dems roll over and play "nice"?

[kuozzman]

4. I'm speechles.....

OK, no I'm not-WTF!?

This shit is getting out of control

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[Guaranteed]

5. Well, this is what we get to throw in their faces every time they

start talking about VALUES. Tom Delay is being indicted, and he's still helping to run the party.

Real values, there.

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1121577