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If that’s the case, why don’t millions of democrats vote more? 
Polling suggested that trump and bush never even stood a chance to win the election… 
America deserved better!
They came to Washington last week ready to represent the constituents who had given them the honor of serving in Congress. They were 39 freshman Republican House Members.
Harsh reality quickly set in.
Last week, they sat around as a Greek chorus while 20 extremist Republicans forced 15 ballots – the most since 1859 – before permitting Kevin McCarthy to be elected House Speaker. In the process the extremists drained away much of the Speaker’s powers.
Following this debacle, as a first order of business on Monday, the newbies were presented with the opportunity to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), an effective House Office that has been key for more than a decade to House ethics rules being enforced.
Without presenting any case against OCE—because there is none—House Republicans, including the 39 Republican freshmen, acted to cripple the agency for only one apparent reason: to enable House Republicans to take actions, free from any oversight or accountability for breaking House ethics rules. 

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You know what George Santos had to say about gutting the Ethics Committee?

"I think it's fantastic." >

Party of law and order. Lol. >

You can't break the law when there is no law to break. >

Libertarian tapping side of head meme >

How could they have gone from Donald Trump’s devout adherence to the ethics rules, to this? /s >

The GOP has no ethics. Why would they need an ethics committee. >

Why do we allow for this to happen at all?  How can the subjects of oversight end their own oversight? >

about to be more criming... >

Always Be Criming >

They’ve become the anti-law and pro-disorder party. >

It really is true, whatever they are campaigning about, they do the opposite >

The party of domestic terrorism doesn't have to pretend. Their ministry of propaganda media outlet lies to their dupes who accept whatever they're told. >

Well this is part of the self destruction of the GOP. >

They're a wounded animal, and all the more dangerous >

Nothing but bought and payed for politicians. >

GOP(C) = Grand Ol Party of (Corruption). >

This being one of their first acts speaks volumes about who these people serve. They certainly aren’t serving their constituents. I’m sick to my stomach about what the future holds. It’s not going to be good. >

From the people that constantly say "If you don't got nothin to hide then why don't you want us to look" 
Well if you don't got nothin to hide then why do you constantly gut the ethics committees every chance you get? >

There can be no ethics problems if no one is counting them. >

Hey OP, office of congressional ethics and House Ethics Committee are different things. GOP isn't gutting House Ethics Committee, they're gutting OCE. Your title is misleading, you might want to change it. OCE is more of a watchdog, house ethics is a standing committee with Representatives sitting on it. OCE takes complaints from the public, the committee takes complaints internally. >

Thanks! >

Republicans are like: "We don't need no stupid ethics, whatever they are. Trump didn't need them, so why do we?" >

there goes the grand old party, making america so great, just like china where their CCDI acts as an FBI that doesnt arrest popliticians because it would be political. You hear a flush? mustve been trumps golden toilet rubbing the last two secrets we have together in their classified paper turd clod toilet clog form. >

This headline seems wrong, the office of congressional ethics was cut; the house ethics committee is still functioning (as it always has) >

They saw that scotus gets away with anything they want because there's no ethics regulations in that branch, and thought "that's a neat idea." >

I think they really need to create a committee for how to tie a tie or hand out button extenders or have a tailor tell them what size shirt they need. They all look like kids at a school dance with undone top buttons and sloppy ties. >

The party of Trump continues.  It must be liberating, to be free from propping up the illusion of integrity. >

Article quote: "Furthermore, in true Orwellian fashion, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will head the subcommittee to investigate the January 6th Committee and Justice Department investigators of the Trump coup attempt."
This is why the DOJ should have acted faster, instead of dragging their feet. Jordan is guaranteed to bring out the circus tent and clown show. >

Why are democrats not hounding this as a talking point?  It is a very easily verifiable piece of evidence of the right wing’s lack of ethics in general. Oh right cuz its the useless, complicit dems who also are opposed to campaign finance violations being looked into.  Fuck ethics amirite? >

The Dems need to hire a serious PR firm to get any message out. >

I don’t understand why democrats are so upset about this. 
Without an ethical compass, it’s a lot easier to exploit the people and radicalize them in order to prepare them America the fourth reich. 
It’s not like they’ve been subtle about wanting to become a fascist regime. And people who decide they don’t want to vote because democrats aren’t radical enough, didn’t vote even though they knew this would happen… >


I don’t understand why democrats are so upset about this. 

Because maybe we believe in functional government with oversight, checks and balances and such like.