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Originally Posted by dogzilla
Wondering why thy house didn't kick Charlie Rangel out today. So much for ethics.
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The full House has not voted yet.
But are you suggesting that the House use different standards for expulsion than other previous findings of ethics violations?
I would agree with you that the House needs to make its ethics penalties more punitive...but I dont agree with changing the rules in the middle of the game. In the history of Congress and most recently, the only Members expelled were those convicted of a crime in a criminal court...and a few expelled for their support of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
A "censure" is more punitive than a "reprimand" and is fitting in this case, based on existing standards.
Let the Republicans, who will draft the new House rules, establish harsher punishment going forward. I would absolutely support such House rules.
But why do away with the OCE?