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House to Consider Relaxing Its Rules
GOP Leaders Seek Ethics Changes
By Mike Allen and Charles Babington
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, December 31, 2004; Page A01
House Republican leaders are urging members to alter one of the chamber's fundamental ethics rules, which would make it harder for lawmakers to discipline a colleague.
The proposed change would essentially negate a general rule of conduct that the ethics committee has often cited in admonishing lawmakers -- including Majority Leader Tom DeLay -- for bringing discredit on the House even if their behavior was not covered by a specific regulation. Backers of the rule, adopted three decades ago, say it is important because the House's conduct code cannot anticipate every instance of questionable behavior that might reflect poorly on the chamber.
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Exactly WHAT values are being represented here? Is this the party of accountability?
House to Consider Relaxing Its Rules
GOP Leaders Seek Ethics Changes
By Mike Allen and Charles Babington
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, December 31, 2004; Page A01
House Republican leaders are urging members to alter one of the chamber's fundamental ethics rules, which would make it harder for lawmakers to discipline a colleague.
The proposed change would essentially negate a general rule of conduct that the ethics committee has often cited in admonishing lawmakers -- including Majority Leader Tom DeLay -- for bringing discredit on the House even if their behavior was not covered by a specific regulation. Backers of the rule, adopted three decades ago, say it is important because the House's conduct code cannot anticipate every instance of questionable behavior that might reflect poorly on the chamber.
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Exactly WHAT values are being represented here? Is this the party of accountability?
posted by Mike at 5:35 PM
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