Can the Senate Ethics Committee Succeed in Policing it's own, Or should an outside agency cover

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http://www.citizenvox.org/2011/02/03/the-midmorning-refill-can-the-senate-ethics-committee-succeed-in-policing-its-own-or-should-an-outside-agency-cover-investigations/

While it’s crucial to have someone examining lawmakers’ ethics, why is it that we let members of Congress police their own?

The Senate ethics committee, wanting an objective look at Sen. John Ensign, appointed a special counsel to lead the investigation. So, why do we have an ethics committee to begin with, Susan Crabtree writes in today’s TalkingPointsMemo.

So who should investigate these cases?

The Justice Department’s public integrity section, which is charged with investigating allegations against members of Congress, has been gutted, and the FEC has long been known as a paper tiger that very rarely takes aggressive action against members, they contend.

More at the link --

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1. K&R- I'd love to see the FBI investigate congress, both houses and all members...

...and prosecute them as necessary.

How about that, Issa?


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