Outsourcing of Ethics

And I'm sure you all thought, "This is news? We knew about this for a long time." Well, all I can say is, there's a story to it. Back in 2006, Nancy Pelosi and Democrats made a claim. That claim was that if handed the reins of power, they would drain the swamp of corruption in the House. All very eloquent, or well spoken, and very effective. They were elected, and they created a committee designed to weed out the corruption. They were obviously very busy people. A report has just come out that shows that the Office of Congressional Ethics has sent out half a million dollers worth of work. The company is called Navigant Consulting, and it was not involved ith the more sensitive features that come with investigating the congress. In fact, the reason it happened was due to a large amount of work, not enough people, and a lack of time. But what caused this to happen? Well, as it turns out, there were limits put on the office, such as only three months to carry out the investigations. Also, it cannot force someone to testify. And now it appears to be in danager. Represenitives, unhappy with certain investigations, has started calling for its dismissal, or a weakening of what it can do. This is a disappointment. Progress has been made towards removing corruption, but we should realise that the moment the OCE dies, we will start to see corruption climb. We need to give the Committee more time, more people, and more money to get its work done. Please call your congressperson, and prevent the gutting of this importent group. Every voice counts.