Why Fear? Why Not Integrity?
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Why Fear? Why Not Integrity?
Ms.Magazine featured an article on Melanie Sloan, the Executive Director O Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, written by Lyn Burstyn. Sloan took on a long neglected job; using the legal system and media to expose, discourage and prosecute misconduct in Congress. Their mission is to promote ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials, regardless of party affiliation, who sacrifice the common good to special interest.” Founded in 2003, CREW advances its mission by engaging in litigation, public advocacy, Freedom of Information Act request, media outreach and official complaints
One important angle in the article that bothered me was that according to CREW, in the past three years, they pursued legal action against twenty six members of Congress, resulting in four resignations. Eleven of those investigated are under federal investigation and eight have lost their seats at election. My question is; why were they all Republicans and only two Democrats? If CREW is to be trusted they must be fair. In the article Sloan admits, “It’s true that the majority of CREW’s targets have been Republicans, there is a good explanation for that. The fact is you have to have power to abuse it and the Democrats haven’t had any. You’d have been foolish to pay off a Democrat because they couldn’t do anything for you.” In my opinion, if people begin to question their practices and motivations as a worthy organization, after a time it will be seen as a left wing animal that has dedicated its efforts and power at harassing Republicans. Fearing they are out to destroy the Republican Party. Sloan stated that she felt the “ultraconservative Judicial Watch” committee has taken limited action or failed to act at all. Ironically Judicial Watch is the ethics organization that pursued President Clinton, a Democrat, in his sexual harassment of Paula Jones, and the word “ultraconservative” is always...
Ms.Magazine featured an article on Melanie Sloan, the Executive Director O Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, written by Lyn Burstyn. Sloan took on a long neglected job; using the legal system and media to expose, discourage and prosecute misconduct in Congress. Their mission is to promote ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials, regardless of party affiliation, who sacrifice the common good to special interest.” Founded in 2003, CREW advances its mission by engaging in litigation, public advocacy, Freedom of Information Act request, media outreach and official complaints
One important angle in the article that bothered me was that according to CREW, in the past three years, they pursued legal action against twenty six members of Congress, resulting in four resignations. Eleven of those investigated are under federal investigation and eight have lost their seats at election. My question is; why were they all Republicans and only two Democrats? If CREW is to be trusted they must be fair. In the article Sloan admits, “It’s true that the majority of CREW’s targets have been Republicans, there is a good explanation for that. The fact is you have to have power to abuse it and the Democrats haven’t had any. You’d have been foolish to pay off a Democrat because they couldn’t do anything for you.” In my opinion, if people begin to question their practices and motivations as a worthy organization, after a time it will be seen as a left wing animal that has dedicated its efforts and power at harassing Republicans. Fearing they are out to destroy the Republican Party. Sloan stated that she felt the “ultraconservative Judicial Watch” committee has taken limited action or failed to act at all. Ironically Judicial Watch is the ethics organization that pursued President Clinton, a Democrat, in his sexual harassment of Paula Jones, and the word “ultraconservative” is always...