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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 03:26 PM
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Why isn't your Congressperson filing ethics complaints?
http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=103

CREW RELEASES ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST ACTING MAJORITY LEADER ROY BLUNT
WITH ROOTING OUT CORRUPTION A “PRIORITY” IN CONGRESS – CREW ASKS A MEMBER TO FILE COMPLAINT

Washington, DC – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has prepared an ethics complaint against Acting House Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO). CREW is releasing the complaint in the hopes of finding a Member of the House of Representatives willing to forward the complaint to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for consideration.

CREW is not filing the complaint directly with the Committee because only Members of the House can do so. Any Member of the House can, however, certify that CREW’s complaint has a good faith basis and forward the complaint to the Ethics Committee, stating that the complaint merits the Committee’s consideration.

CREW’s ethics complaint against Rep. Blunt alleges that he violated numerous House ethics rules by providing legislative assistance that benefitted his family members and resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions to his political committees.

“If rooting out corruption in the House of Representatives is truly a priority for both parties, then we ask a member, any member, to put their money where their mouth is and file this complaint against Acting House Majority Leader Roy Blunt,” Melanie Sloan, executive director of CREW said today. “We urge members to end the ethics ‘truce’ and cease abdicating their responsibility to police the conduct of their colleagues.”

continued with the specific allegations:

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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 03:27 PM
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1. Because mine is Republican
although he's probably not part of the corruption because Mike Castle is pretty moderate in the party.

Hell, why isn't Mike Castle filing ethics complaints?
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 03:30 PM
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2. why isn't any clean Congressman? or are they all corrupt?
Corruption and law-breaking shouldn't be a partisan
issue, but an American justice issue.
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the5thmusketeer Donating Member (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 06:22 PM
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18. I think you nailed it. They are all corrupt in one way or anther.
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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 06:11 PM
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16. We have one of each Salazar and Allard. I'm calling both.
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DrDan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 03:31 PM
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3. mine is a Repig also
the word "ethics" is not to be found in his vocaulary
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madmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 03:33 PM
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4. I'm from Ohio..need I say more?
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:27 PM
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10. Kucinich, Strickland, Kaptur, Tubbs Jones, Sherrod Brown
Lots of Democrats from Ohio.
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:34 PM
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12. I'd think Kucinich would be the first to file ethics charges....
no one standing for us?
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BR_Parkway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 03:49 PM
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5. Virginia Foxx - unless KKKarl faxes it to her, she wouldn't have a clue
what to do with it on her own.
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:28 PM
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11. She has a porn star name,
but not porn star looks:

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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:11 PM
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6. sorry about your lack of representation. Mine is a Dem but
one of those cautious Blue Dogs. I did think
he was at least ethical and would want justice
done inside the Congress....
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quaoar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:16 PM
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7. Excellent question
My congressman doesn't have time to file ethics complaints. He's too busy being irrelevant.
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Lindsay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:19 PM
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8. Mine has been busy covering up
his own ethics violations. And keeping fairly well hidden behind BushCo's skirts.
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:22 PM
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9. Who is your Congressperson Lindsay?
and what are the ethics "lapses"?
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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 06:19 PM
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17. Sounds like Richard Burr, the other one is Libby Dole.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_North_Carolina

I don't know about his uh...indiscresions, personal, ethical, financial or criminal.
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 04:46 PM
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13. Well, my congressman is RNCC chair Tom Reynolds (R-Dickless prick). NT
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 05:09 PM
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14. even if you have a Pub...call the office and ask why they haven't
said a word about the ethics breaches...do
they support the breaking of laws? Does he
or she think this sets a good example for
the children of America?
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-24-06 05:19 PM
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15. I sent this to my Congressman...let's see what lengthy reply
I get to this...
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