Ethics panel accused of curbing rights -The Hill

[Rose Siding]

Three key House Democrats have challenged a recent Committee on Standards of Official Conduct finding that disciplinary action could be launched against a House member or staffer who attacked “the integrity of this Committee or its members.”

In a letter to the committee yesterday, Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), David Obey (D-Wis.) and John Dingell (D-Mich.) said members of the House “have not only the right — but also an obligation — to speak out when they question the actions of the House or its committees.”

The lawmakers’ letter came in response to a letter the committee sent to Rep. Chris Bell (D-Texas) last month chiding him for the way he brought a successful ethics complaint against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas).

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[4morewars]

1. Amazing !!!

Have these republicans no shame ? They wish to lie, steal, and cheat with impunity, AND, then punish anyone that questions them ? :wtf:
I guess that what happens when scoundrels recieve a "mandate" from the "moral values christians."

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. And these are the people that are suppose to uphold our right

to free speech?