I thought it might take them (GrOPers) a week or two to overreach.

[deminks]

I didn't think it would be January 2.

https://thinkprogress.org/gop-needs-to-gut-ethics-panel-because-congress-members-are-the-real-victims-kellyanne-conway-says-5bdf9bfddb84#.cioamz5zr

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“I don’t want your viewers to be left with the impression that there’s no mechanism to investigate what I would call consumer complaints, constituent complaints,” Conway said. “There’s a new office. And this new office will really cut down on the overzealousness.”

According to a Politico report, House Republicans’ Monday night vote to bring the oversight body under the thumb of the very elected officials it’s supposed to investigate was spearheaded “by several members who felt they had been wrongfully accused of unethical behavior by the Office of Congressional Ethics,” which was created in 2008 in the wake of the Jack Amramoff corruption scandal.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. That's what Republicans do.

Rob the candystore until someone tells them to stop,
then they deny and lie their asses off about it.
Frickin' creeps.

[kickitup]

2. We sure wouldn't anybody to be "overzealous" in regard to congressional ethics. SMH.

[Ohioblue22]

3. if they were so proud of it why was rhe vote in secret

anonymous and behind closed door