Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/01/03/house-gop-abandons-plans-to-ki.html
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House GOP abandons plans to kill independent ethics office in favor of 1% tax cuts and taking away healthcare
Why do I fear the
actually-its-about-ethics-in-kleptocracy
tag will get a workout in the coming years.
If the study of ethics has taught me anything it’s that it’s always better to kill actual people than it is to kill the study of ethics.
This looks like one of those in which something bad is exposed and its embarrassed makers do something. But what they typically do is not kill it, but put it in a sleep tank for a while until people forget and stop watching. Then they briskly haul it out, dust it off and punch its “activate” button. Keep your eyes open, team, this one is destined to go live within months if not weeks.
I’ve been to Baku and it’s corrupt as hell. The reek of oil is literally in the air there. And my mental construct of what the Marriott Hotel chain is all about is in tatters now because of the non stop flow of hookers I witnessed there.
Those congress critters were up to no good.
“Relax, there will be plenty of time to do away with the ethics office.”
(You’d think the GOP would want to keep the ethics office around so they can use it against Democrats. The fact that they were so quick to try and remove it implies they fear it more than they need it.)
And it will probably be under some BS name like “Protection of Public Servants Act”.
Stay aware, everyone.