Republicans try to lower congressional ethics standards; but were shamed out of it.

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In a quick turnaround, a GOP-backed amendment to make sweeping changes to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) was swiftly withdrawn, after a wave of negative reactions.

The amendment, which was adopted during a late-night session ahead of today’s formal start of the 115th Congress, effectively planned to do away with the OCE's ability to act autonomously and prevent them from making their findings public without congressional oversight.

Instead, the proposed amendment was withdrawn by unanimous consent, meaning that the OCE will remain untouched for now.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/office-congressional-ethics/story?id=44524691

"It's the political equivalent of shooting out the surveillance camera before you rob the bank." Jimmy Kimmel

If not the first, it was one of the first actions congress took under the new hegemonic Republican regime. And it seems it would have gone through, had they not been shamed out of it.

 

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"It's the political equivalent of shooting out the surveillance camera before you rob the bank." Jimmy Kimmel

If not the first, it was one of the first actions congress took under the new hegemonic Republican regime. And it seems it would have gone through, had they not been shamed out of it.

What do you mean by shamed out of it? By whom?

 

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Public backlash.
Read a few reports about it.

Jimmy Kimmel featured it in his monologue last night.

Stephen Colbert featured it in his monologue last night.

I DVR'd Seth Meyers; don't know yet whether he covered it or not.

It's big news.

"It's the political equivalent of shooting out the surveillance camera before you rob the bank." Jimmy Kimmel

 

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Trump just didn't want that as first priority.....we already have an Ethics Committee anyway.

“With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it … may be, their number one act and priority. Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance! #DTS,” Trump wrote on Twitter.