20 sats \ 12 replies \ @Cje95 OP 14h \ parent \ on: Gaetz Resigns from Congress Effective Immediately After AG Nod Politics_And_Law
There is a bipartisan ethics committee with an even number of seats between the two parties… both parties put well respected members in this so it doesn't have the extremes.
Gaetz kicked McCartney in part because he refused to get involved in an ethics investigation. Its not the Speaker’s place to interfere and Gatez knew it would be bad.
That description doesn't inspire confidence in me, since I have nothing but disdain for the uniparty.
It just sounds like a mechanism for the establishment to protect itself from insurgents.
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I'd look into it then and make the decision yourself but last year he refused to continue to voluntarily participate. The guy has a reputation in DC for not only his younger women thing but also how shitty of a person he is. I've seen that and he really is a POS and doesn't care about anyone but himself.
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I won't necessarily dismiss the findings, but I have doubts that someone who plays nice with party leadership would find themselves under investigation.
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This all started before he was an issue. The probe opened in 2021 when the DOJ launched an investigation. While the DOJ closed the case Congress holds themselves to a higher standard and thus continued the investigation.
If he moves forward with his confirmation based off what I have heard the report can be requested by the Senate (and would be) and made public from there.
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Congress holds themselves to a higher standard
This sounds like a joke.
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I'll have to take your word for it. Congress seems like a wretched hive of scum and villainy from the outside.
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There are some Members who are for sure! The key thing is that they don't do anything outwardly illegal or that would cast them in a negative light to most people. Push comes to shove if they do they have even more high-powered and well-respected friends. Gaetz had none of these everyone thinks he's a slimeball and a perv