CREW's Melanie Sloan discusses the House Ethics Task Force recommendations

[L. Coyote]

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  Related CREW Activities

    * STATEMENT FROM CREW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MELANIE SLOAN ON HOUSE ETHICS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS // 15 Nov 2007 
      http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30466

     “Despite scandal after scandal and a new Congress that promised to change Capitol Hill’s “culture of corruption,” 
      it appears that the months wasted haggling over new ethics rules have been all for naught. Given that the new 
      Office of Congressional Ethics will not accept complaints from outsiders nor have subpoena power, in effect, the 
      song remains the same. All we have here is another layer of bureaucracy added to prevent members from being held 
      accountable for their unethical activities.”

  Related News Coverage

    * Draft Plan for House Ethics Commission Draws Mixed Reviews // 28 Nov 2007 Congressional Quarterly Today = http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30517
    * Editorial: Ethics Violations Need Real Investigations // 21 Nov 2007 NewWest.net = http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30498
    * Editorial: Ethics plan protects ‘pay-to-play’ system // 19 Nov 2007 Buffalo News = http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30477
    * Watchdogs pressure Pelosi over ethics office // 16 Nov 2007 The Hill = http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30475
    * Ethics Panel, Watchdogs Closing In On Proposal // 16 Nov 2007 The Washington Post = http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30469
    * Ethics Task Force to recommend outside office // 15 Nov 2007 The Hill = http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/30467

[BornagainDUer]

1. K&R. Melanie Sloan knows her stuff, does not waste words and

works on fixing the machinery of this abomination called government