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Most Ethical Congress....
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Topic Started: Jul 22 2010, 01:10 PM (103 Views)
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George K
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Jul 22 2010, 01:10 PM
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Rangel summoned by special ethics panel for violations - Quote:
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Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel, the former chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, committed an undisclosed ethics violation, a House investigatory subcommittee determined Thursday.
Congressional officials knowledgeable with the ethics process said the exact nature of the violation – or violations – won't be publicly revealed until Rangel goes before an eight-person adjudicatory subcommittee of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct next Thursday to state his case.
The formation of subcommittee, which will consist of four Democrats and four Republicans, is rare. The last time one was convened was in 2002 to handle the case of former Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, who was under investigation in connection with bribery, racketeering and tax evasion convictions.
Traficant was expelled from Congress, served seven years in prison and unsuccessfully tried to get on the ballot to run for the House this year.
Rangel, D-N.Y., has been under a lengthy probe by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for a series of ethics allegations that includes failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in income and assets, improper use of several rent-controlled apartments in his Harlem district, fundraising efforts for a college center that bears his name, and failing to pay taxes on property he owns in the Dominican Republic.
With Republicans making his travails a campaign issue and fellow Democrats returning his campaign contributions, Rangel gave up the Ways and Means gavel last March after ethics committee publicly admonished him for taking two corporate-sponsored trips in 2007 and 2008, though the committee said it had no proof that the 80-year-old, 20-term lawmaker knew about the corporate funding.
The timing of the ethics committee’s action could impact Rangel’s re-election bid. He faces a September primary challenge from Adam Clayton Powell, IV, son of the man who Rangel defeated to enter Congress.
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Copper
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Jul 22 2010, 01:32 PM
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- George K
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The timing of the ethics committee’s action could impact Rangel’s re-election bid. He faces a September primary challenge from Adam Clayton Powell, IV, son of the man who Rangel defeated to enter Congress.
Nice to know somebody still cares about tradition.
From Mr. Powell Jr's wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Clayton_Powell,_Jr.
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Following allegations that Powell had misappropriated Committee funds for his personal use (see below "Family Scandal") and other charges including evading a subpoena in New York and failing to appear on a post judgment hearing involving the slander case he lost, in January 1967 the House Democratic Caucus stripped Powell of his committee chairmanship. The full House refused to seat him until completion of an investigation by the Judiciary Committee. Powell urged his supporters to "keep the faith, baby" while the investigation went on. On March 1 the House voted 307 to 116 to exclude him. Powell said "On this day, the day of March in my opinion, the end of the United States of America as the land of the free and the home of the brave."[5]
Powell won the special election in April to fill the vacancy caused by his exclusion, but did not take his seat. He sued in Powell v. McCormack to retain his seat. Powell was again elected in November 1968, and on January 3, 1969, was seated as a member of the 91st Congress, but was fined $25,000 and denied seniority.[6] In June 1969 the Supreme Court ruled that the House had acted unconstitutionally when it excluded Powell, a duly elected member.[7]
Powell's absenteeism was increasingly noted. In June 1970 he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Charles B. Rangel. In fall 1970, he failed to get on the ballot for the November election as an Independent. He resigned as minister at the Abyssinian Baptist Church and moved to Bimini. Rangel has continued to represent the district, as of 2010.
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Kincaid
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Jul 22 2010, 01:53 PM
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Sounds like that district has a track record of poor judgment.
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Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006.
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Piano*Dad
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Jul 22 2010, 03:25 PM
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Let the Rangeling begin ....
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