GA-SEN: Ethics no-no: Doug Collins Senate campaign takes from official page

[RandySF]

Rep. Doug Collins, who is in a tightly contested race for a Georgia Senate seat against Sen. Kelly Loeffler, used exact language describing his anti-abortion position from his official House website for use on his campaign page, seemingly a violation of House Ethics rules.

Members are allowed to use materials originally prepared by the official office for campaigning purposes if those materials have been “exhausted,” but because Collins’ stance on abortion is still laid out on his official House website, it would be prohibited from being directly copied for his Senate campaign.

On his government website, Collins, a Georgia Republican, lists several examples of efforts he has made under the heading “Protecting Life.” The examples he gives under this section on his official website mirror what is listed under the “Defending the Right to Life” component of his senate campaign page.



https://www.rollcall.com/2020/08/27/ethics-no-no-doug-collins-senate-campaign-takes-from-official-page/

[OnDoutside]

1. That would be surreal if Loeffler made an ethics violation charge against him !

[Sanity Claws]

2. ?

Plagiarizing from one's own official House website is an ethics violation? I never realized that. To me, it sounds like a good way to avoid lying.
If any Republican tried to use this alleged ethics violation, Collins would have plenty of ammunition to show how they are far worse.

[Midnight Writer]

3. Quick. Report to the FEC! Oh, that's right, Trump killed the FEC. Then call the Attorney General!

We really need to rethink having our whole Federal Law Enforcement under the control of one person.