House Repukes want to weaken ethics rules

[Sparkly]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20041231/ap_on_go_co/house_ethics

Doesn't it just figure?!

The proposal being circulated among House Republicans would end a general rule against any behavior that might bring "discredit" on the chamber, according to House Republican and Democratic leadership aides. House members would be held to a narrower standard of behavior in keeping with the law, the House's rules and its ethics guidelines.

Other proposed changes to the ethics committee's rules being circulated in a "Dear Colleague" letter from House Rules Chairman David Dreier, R-Calif., would let House members respond to any admonishment before a letter goes out from the committee, and would end an investigation if there is a tie vote.

[roguevalley]

1. it also contains a provision to allow at taxpayers expense the

inclusion of a parent on congressional junkets. The dems aren't going to challenge. go here: www.americablog.org to get the contact information for Pelosi and others to protest. These bastards, theirs and ours, are without shame. I hope God and hell do exist. I would love to think they get theirs in the end. All of them.