Because of 2 recent high profile allegations of sexual misconduct by house reps Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales, the House Ethics Committee has released a list of 28 members of congress who have been investigated over claims of sexual misconduct.
A few things that stood out to me from the article:
First one is this Quote:
> Moreover, unfortunately, there likely exist matters never reported to the Committee
I’m glad they at least acknowledged the fact that there were likely many other cases out there. I could not imagine being a victim in a situation like this. It has got to be absolutely *terrifying* to file a report against such a high-profile individual.
Second thing that stood out:
The list stops at 1976. Does this mean that they never investigated claims of misconduct back then? Because there’s no way in hell that other reps weren’t accused of sexual misconduct prior to the mid 70’s.
Third thing that stood out:
I was kind of shocked at how small the list is considering it spans 5+ decades, but what surprised me more was seeing how the list was kind of evenly split down party lines. Having said that, I don’t give a fuck what party you when misconduct is involved, *especially* sexual misconduct. At the bare minimum you need to be kicked out of office, and in an ideal world you would be charged criminally should your level of misconduct be considered a crime.
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jewelpromocode on
It’s under a paywall. Can someone share the names!!?
cici_here on
It stands out how it went from found and publicized and loss of jurisdiction to… nothing.
Odd_Policy_3009 on
JFC. Let’s just remove them ALL and start over!
Live-Friendship9426 on
I am only shocked that the number is so low over a 50 year time span.
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Because of 2 recent high profile allegations of sexual misconduct by house reps Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales, the House Ethics Committee has released a list of 28 members of congress who have been investigated over claims of sexual misconduct.
A few things that stood out to me from the article:
First one is this Quote:
> Moreover, unfortunately, there likely exist matters never reported to the Committee
I’m glad they at least acknowledged the fact that there were likely many other cases out there. I could not imagine being a victim in a situation like this. It has got to be absolutely *terrifying* to file a report against such a high-profile individual.
Second thing that stood out:
The list stops at 1976. Does this mean that they never investigated claims of misconduct back then? Because there’s no way in hell that other reps weren’t accused of sexual misconduct prior to the mid 70’s.
Third thing that stood out:
I was kind of shocked at how small the list is considering it spans 5+ decades, but what surprised me more was seeing how the list was kind of evenly split down party lines. Having said that, I don’t give a fuck what party you when misconduct is involved, *especially* sexual misconduct. At the bare minimum you need to be kicked out of office, and in an ideal world you would be charged criminally should your level of misconduct be considered a crime.
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It’s under a paywall. Can someone share the names!!?
It stands out how it went from found and publicized and loss of jurisdiction to… nothing.
JFC. Let’s just remove them ALL and start over!
I am only shocked that the number is so low over a 50 year time span.
….was anthony wiener not investigated?
wait American lawmakers? that doesnt sound right