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Warring Congressman Go to Court: One Is Awarded $60,000

No surprise

ES
Federal
Fri May 4, 2007 8:20 AM

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A politician gets caught doing something rotten and immediately files a law suit.

Re: No surprise

HR
Navy
Fri May 4, 2007 12:54 PM
Illegal is illegal, politician or not.

CONGRESSMAN NEED TO BE LIMITED TO TIME IN OFFICE : Warring Congressman Go to Court:

Training Coordinator
USMC
Fri May 4, 2007 9:30 AM

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Hello,
There is NO Ethics in congress and this proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
We have said many times that the US should limit the time in office for congressman.
THis is a case where Rep. John Boehnerman, McDermott, Newt Gingrich should be kicked out for good. They are making unethical deals and getting caught and then they get to sue people for catching them with there hand in the cookie jar.
Shame on the judge for awarding this jerk 60K.
Shame on the USA puplic for letting these unethicial jerks get away with this.

intentionally breaking the law for political gain

veterinarian
USDA
Fri May 4, 2007 10:07 AM

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Representative Jim McDermott knew the tapes were illegal and knew the disclosure of those tapes were illegal -He just thought he could get away with it !He broke the law and he did not get the desired political gains he had hoped for .
Since he broke the law , he was forced by his own party leaders to resign from the committee -the fact that he wasn't procescuted for violating the law was because he was a Congressman !
He lost the civil suit because he intentionally and willfully damaged the others.

Caught Congressman

PATIENT BUSINESS ASSISTANT
VAMC
Fri May 4, 2007 12:41 PM

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This is exactly what I mean when I say that bad behavior is it's own reward in Washington. The politicians that are trying to do the right thing will always be punished for doing their jobs, and the others will slide by, sue, and get their buddies to cover for them.

Does one have to be ethical to be on an ethics committe?

Senior Attorney
Social Security Administration
Mon May 7, 2007 4:34 PM

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Apparently knowing that something is both unethical and illegal and doing it anyway does not prevent one from being on an ethics committee - or from being a congressman to begin with.

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