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80. "I think it's unfortunate, the circumstances here, both personally and professionally, but the rules

Mon Oct 28, 2019, 08:26 PM

Oct 2019

“I think it’s unfortunate, the circumstances here, both personally and professionally, but the rules are there to ensure that no one inside Congress is above the law,” Amey said.

Where are the rules that indicate that no one inside the White House is above the law?

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Katie Hill was slut shamed for being a revenge porn victim [View all] RandySF Oct 2019 OP

Pretty much . . . Iliyah Oct 2019 #1

Its fucked up she's resigned for what? But Duncan Hunter is still in office. Anon-C Oct 2019 #2

She's resigning for being stupid. Jeez people. Cmon. redstateblues Oct 2019 #5

No shit. djg21 Oct 2019 #54

This is LArider Oct 2019 #68

Right. Anyone who post "intimate" photos on the web should know question everything Oct 2019 #96

Yup. ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #3

Or she got involved with a campaign staffer and also possibly her legislative director, pnwmom Oct 2019 #4

Thank you customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #8

Yeah...if shes sleeping with her staff, that's not acceptable at this level. Volaris Oct 2019 #28

The right wing gets away with everything. Dawson Leery Oct 2019 #6

You're assuming there aren't more shoes to drop RhodeIslandOne Oct 2019 #9

Me too. cwydro Oct 2019 #37

They Don't RobinA Oct 2019 #10

Her husband said she had multiple affairs, including one with her Legislative Affairs director, pnwmom Oct 2019 #11

In the midst of a divorce. RandySF Oct 2019 #13

Did you look at the texts between the husband and an uninvolved 3rd party? pnwmom Oct 2019 #16

+1. Nobody is less credible when putting down treestar Oct 2019 #91

And a big who cares. I find personal lives of folks to be their private affair. Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #22

She obviously cared. No one forced her to quit. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #23

We don't know how much Bettie Oct 2019 #25

The Democrats aren't wrong to agree on rules and abide by them. It's the Republicans pnwmom Oct 2019 #75

I know, but it seems like Bettie Oct 2019 #86

Yes, it IS frustrating. I hear you. And her ex is bad news. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #87

She probably couldn't handle the humiliation of the photos;I think it is ridiculous to turn on our Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #73

They are. IluvPitties Oct 2019 #67

I can't either...it is unbelievable. Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #71

Some people here tend to infantilize adults IluvPitties Oct 2019 #82

Did you feel this way about Bill Clinton's WH tryst, too? Backseat Driver Oct 2019 #53

That was more than 20 years ago, when the issue of power dynamics in work-employer pnwmom Oct 2019 #61

I didn't care about that...it was between him and his wife...the GOP was after Clinton from the get Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #74

Freepers say we get away with everything, the rules don't apply to us and we stick together. Kaleva Oct 2019 #14

Totally agree with you .... LenaBaby61 Oct 2019 #57

She should resign after the prez resigns for HIS indiscretions... seems only fair... nt mitch96 Oct 2019 #36

Bothers me, too. blm Oct 2019 #7

Remember pizzagate? And Hillary's emails? And Benghazi? triron Oct 2019 #12

ANYTIME a thuglican thinks they can get a Dem out of there by pressuring them with something .... LenaBaby61 Oct 2019 #58

She should stand her ground! AnnieBW Oct 2019 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2019 #78

saying the other side does it all the time stopdiggin Oct 2019 #17

No. She was shamed for screwing her young intern Drahthaardogs Oct 2019 #18

In the post-Monica era, you'd think people would understand that, yes, it's ALWAYS harassment. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2019 #26

I would also think that for anyone who grew up in the age of the internet, Volaris Oct 2019 #30

Hittin on the bong, fine, yes... hittin on the intern, not fine!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2019 #38

One thousand percent AGREE!!! Volaris Oct 2019 #42

Katie Hill behaved unethically and very irresponsibly. Hortensis Oct 2019 #19

+1 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2019 #51

It's become clear that in the post-Franken environment we need to elect candidates Vinca Oct 2019 #20

This is disgusting. Those who support the Me Too movement but find fault in Katie Hill Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #21

The young woman was 10 years younger. And Hill continued to pay her as a consultant pnwmom Oct 2019 #24

And? I am sorry but I don't care. It was consensual. I would not have resigned and those who Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #40

We don't know what her reasons were for resigning. Unlike you, I trust her judgment. n/t pnwmom Oct 2019 #45

you might not have resigned stopdiggin Oct 2019 #59

So people with age differences should not date? IluvPitties Oct 2019 #64

Employers shouldn't have sex with their employees, because of the power differential, pnwmom Oct 2019 #70

Life is much more complicated than that. IluvPitties Oct 2019 #81

Was she under the age of 18...has anyone screamed sexual harassment? Well no...so it is none of our Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #76

In the GOVERNMENT Ethics guidelines Drahthaardogs Oct 2019 #29

The guys in Congress do it all the time...but the job loss is reserved for slutty women of course... Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #43

Bullshit. Drahthaardogs Oct 2019 #44

She is in Congress and they fuck their subordinates quite often...and men get away with it. Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #46

Adults fuck each other willingly in many different spaces and contexts. IluvPitties Oct 2019 #85

I absolutely agree....not a puritan myself....don't care how others handle their sexuality with Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #104

I think she both is a victim of revenge porn and should resign for having an inappropriate WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #27

She shouldn't have resigned. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #31

The allegation is she had an affair with a campaign staffer and a congressional staffer. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #32

It seems herdrinking is out of control; no doubt that's contributed to her poor decision making. cwydro Oct 2019 #39

I live in the abutting district. My reaction is sadness. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #41

I agree, it is sad. cwydro Oct 2019 #47

The pot thing is a distraction. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2019 #49

True. cwydro Oct 2019 #50

I'm so angry Stargazer09 Oct 2019 #33

She showed extremely poor judgement. cwydro Oct 2019 #48

Whoa Stargazer09 Oct 2019 #63

Dating her staffers, taking naked pics with them, taking pics with a bong. cwydro Oct 2019 #69

Usually agree with you, but WE didn't deserve this. Hortensis Oct 2019 #55

I understand Stargazer09 Oct 2019 #66

She needs to land a cast iron skillet on the skull of her ex-husband Submariner Oct 2019 #34

Her shameful wantonness sorely vexes me. LuvNewcastle Oct 2019 #35

OK Pantagruel Oct 2019 #52

Ha! That was a good one Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #56

Well, there is the boinking of organizational subordinates aikoaiko Oct 2019 #60

Don't fuck your employees. It's that simple. Bradical79 Oct 2019 #62

What if you marry one? IluvPitties Oct 2019 #65

Then they shouldn't be a subordinate Bradical79 Oct 2019 #92

IF they are all adults, why even have this rule? treestar Oct 2019 #72

I agree...so tired of the puritanical attitude today...people this is what the GOP wants...they will Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #77

Because of the power differential between employers and employees, pnwmom Oct 2019 #79

Adults should date other consenting adults IluvPitties Oct 2019 #83

Employers shouldn't put their employees in the position of having to be extra nice to them, pnwmom Oct 2019 #88

No one has to be extra nice treestar Oct 2019 #90

Her campaign aid could become a volunteer Bradical79 Oct 2019 #93

Well why in that case? treestar Oct 2019 #102

Many, many women have felt pressured into sexual relationships with their employers pnwmom Oct 2019 #97

Why not report them? treestar Oct 2019 #103

Her age was a factor too. She had less knowledge than an older person. And less confidence. pnwmom Oct 2019 #105

Which her? Wasn't Hill's victim male? treestar Oct 2019 #107

but what if they aren't and the employee treestar Oct 2019 #89

Nepotism -nt Bradical79 Oct 2019 #94

Nepotism laws exist to prevent employers from favoring employees they have pnwmom Oct 2019 #98

What if they don't favor them? treestar Oct 2019 #99

How do you know favoritism wasn't involved? Hill continued to make regular monthly payments pnwmom Oct 2019 #100

How do we? treestar Oct 2019 #101

"I think it's unfortunate, the circumstances here, both personally and professionally, but the rules Ferrets are Cool Oct 2019 #80

They're there... Bradical79 Oct 2019 #95

I hate that term. But yeah, this. nt redqueen Oct 2019 #84

It is at least unethical for a boss to have sex with their employee Opel_Justwax Oct 2019 #106