Ethics? We Don't Need Your Stinkin' Ethics
Well it's been what, at least a few days since Abramoff's been in the news. Of course now it's time for Congress to shrug its shoulders and move on as usual. And in that manner, a Senate committee voted 11-5 NOT to create an office of public integrity to toughen enforcement.
So what is Congress looking to push in the wake of the Abramoff plea? Well certainly not ban any activities, nor any of their legal bribery. But they will push legislation to step up disclosure and reporting requirements.
Yup, that'll do it. I can feel the essence of a new and cleaner Congress washing over me already. Can't you?
So what is Congress looking to push in the wake of the Abramoff plea? Well certainly not ban any activities, nor any of their legal bribery. But they will push legislation to step up disclosure and reporting requirements.
Yup, that'll do it. I can feel the essence of a new and cleaner Congress washing over me already. Can't you?
posted by Anonymous at 5:09 PM
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L.: I listened to Senator Collins' Government Affairs Committee business meeting to mark up the bill to take to the floor probably next week. The Collins-Lieberman proposal for a Public Integrity Office would have been an improvement in many ways. The objections were fairly parochial: "It's not in the constitution," "The ethics committee has to maintain confidentiality with the complaints," "The Sentate Ethics Committee does a good job; it is the House that got into trouble, "The ethics Committee just needs more staff to handle the volume," etc. The deafeat was unfortunate, because Collins and Lieberman are so good at bipartisanship. Levin voted for it, by the way. He's one of the best senators around - smart, wise, ethical, and the best lawyer in the place. Oh, well.
Thanks for the post.
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