True to form, House Ethics Committee ignored Renzi's case. Congress will not police itself.

Submitted by crew on 22 February 2008 - 5:28pm. Rick Renzi

As noted below, U.S. Representative Rick Renzi was indicted today. A grand jury has tak en action, the Justice Department has taken action, but, as usual, the House Ethics Committee hasn't done a thing. Melanie Sloan, a former federal prosecutor and the executive director of CREW made the following statement today:

Rep. Renzi’s criminal conduct has been evident for years now. Thankfully, the Department of Justice is holding him accountable given that his House colleagues refused to do so. The House ethics committee – as always – ignored yet another member of Congress’s blatant abuse of his position. Bluster aside, this latest in a string of congressional indictments demonstrates that Congress simply will not police itself.

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We need to establish the

Submitted by Anonymous on 23 February 2008 - 9:31pm.

We need to establish the legal requirement, binding on the Members of Congress individually, that they enforce the rules against their peers.

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On the Rick Renzi Indictment: More Republican Sleaze

Submitted by Anonymous on 23 February 2008 - 8:56pm.

REPUBLICAN = Senators Having Secret,
Bathroom, “Huckabee” Sex

$3.00/gallon GAS!

REPUBLICAN =
Collapsed Bridges & Crumbling Roads, but...
More tax breaks for the Rich!

REPUBLICAN = THOUSANDS OF CRIPPLED
VETERANS, TWO ONGOING WARS
and your emails being intercepted!

REPUBLICAN = New Orleans Hurricane Nightmare
and No Federal Help for Days

REPUBLICAN=
TRICKY DICK NIXON,
and “I am not a crook.”

REPUBLICAN =
“Water-Boarding is not Torture” and Secret, Illegal Sex with Underage Congressional Pages

REPUBLICAN = secret airport
poop sex, email snooping, torture and lies!
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