Swamp cleaning: Rangel found guilty of 11 out of 13 charges
Photo via NYPost
Wake up, Charlie.
Just in: “Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel did break the rules and was convicted this morning of 11 of the 13 ethics violations leveled against him by a House panel. The decision came a day after the 80-year-old lawmaker and former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee walked out of the proceedings to protest his lack of a lawyer.”
Devil is in the punishment details, of course.
Full House ethics committee will determine consequences. I know. Don’t hold your breath.
More via CSPAN:
The matter now moves to the full Ethics Committee which would then hold a public sanctions hearing to determine the appropriate punishment for Rep. Rangel. If a violation is found, the Ethics Committee would vote on disciplinary measures and send a final report to the full House to take action.
And details via WSJ:
On Tuesday, the panel of eight lawmakers announced they had concluded his actions were violations of ethics rules regarding the use of congressional staff and stationery, as well as requirements to accurately report his assets and improperly using a rent-stabilized residential apartment as a campaign office.
…The panel deadlocked 4-4 on a charge that by trying to raise money for a college center named in his honor he had been seeking a gift for himself. Mr. Rangel had denied that he gained personally from having such a center named in his honor.
On one other count, the panel found the allegations were already covered in a previous count.
Flashback: The House Ethics Committee is a corruption-enabling cesspool
Flashback: House ethics committee foxes guard the corruptocrat henhouse
Flashback: Charlie’s angels…
…the 79-year-old congressman has given campaign donations to 119 members of Congress, including three of the five Democrats on the House Ethics Committee who are charged with investigating him.
Charlie’s “angels” on the committee include Congressmen Ben Chandler of Kentucky, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina and Peter Welch of Vermont. All have received donations from Rangel.
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Not a damn thing will come of this – they protect their own don’t you know.
I would think that rangel would now be in line for a czar position with his guilt! Most czars are in the same class as rangel, crooks.
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The only chance that anything will happen is if this is held over till the next seesion of Congress.
So after all this time, his career gets tarnished. No sympathy. If Nancy protect him, I hope it tarnishes her career.
Rangel will not be punished. Not a bit. He is, after all, a black Democrat Congressman. With Waters, it will be the same story.
Punishment?”Now Charlie dear, you shouldn’t do those kinds of things.Now come here so I can give you a hug,you look like you could use one.”
The only reason this is being done now is because the democrats know that if this gets to the full House after January 3rd, Rangel will be gone. This way, he’ll probably be removed from any committee chairmanship he holds (like that means anything in a lame duck session) and he may have to pay back some money. Then he’ll go back to his district and claim the Republicans set him up.
MAN YOUR PITCHFORKS!!!
OH MY,
I just cannot wait to see the really nasty punishment that is doled out to the naughty Charlie Rangel. Can I guess. . .let’s see:
1. A severe warning?
2. A flaming letter of reprimand?
3. A FRIGHTFULLY SEARING AND NASTY warning that he MIGHT get a letter of reprimand or a warning if he should ever do this again?
4. 30 minutes in the comfy chair?
OH THE HORROR. Just contemplating these horrific choices is too terrible. . .I cannot continue.
Not guilty by reason of being black.
Actually he was found guilty of 11 of 12 charges, they rolled two of the charges together into one. The panel deadlocked on the count of “disparaging the reputation of congress”, I guess because you can’t disparage it any more than it already has been or something like that.
A better man than ol’ Cholly wouldn’t wait around for punishment, he’d leave office.
But then again, this is Cholly Rangel…
I don’t know which is worse: the crook, of the people who keep sending him back to office, or the fellow-travelers there who just can’t be bothered to take out the trash.
Bring in the comfy chair and soft pillows!
Fined
banned from all committee assignments
banned from all publicly funded travel
flogged on the Capitol steps
And when we are done with Dear Speaker Nancy we’ll deal with the Justice Bro in a like manner. As long as we have the whipping post and cat-o-nine tails out LINE FORMS TO THE FAR FAR LEFT (Schumer, Feinstein and anybody from Chicago)
Tis a Beautiful isn’t it?
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Let your sidearm be like American Express:
Don’t Leave home without it.
So he donated money to three of the five democrats on the ethics committee and they did not recuse themselves? Maybe it is time to investigate them as well.
To the comfy chair with you Charlie!
Beat me to it.
Types of Punishment
There are several major types of punishment members of Congress can face:
•Expulsion: The most serious of penalties is provided for in Article I, Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that “each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.” Such moves are considered matters of self-protection of the integrity of the institution.
•Censure: A less severe form of discipline, censure does not remove congressmen or senators from office. Instead, it is a formal statement of disapproval that can have a powerful psychological effect on a member and his relationships. The House, for example, requires members being censured to stand at the “well” of the chamber to receive a verbal rebuke and reading of the censure resolution by the Speaker.
•Reprimand: Used by the House, a reprimand is considered a lesser level of disapproval of the conduct of a member than that of a “censure,” and is thus a less severe rebuke by the institution. A resolution of reprimand, unlike a censure, is adopted by a vote of the House with the member “standing in his place,” according to House rules.
•Suspension: Suspensions involve a prohibition on a member of the House from voting on or working on legislative or representational matters for a particular time. But according to congressional records, the House has in recent years questioned its authority to disqualify or mandatorily suspend a member.
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Charlie Rangel says (kindov!) “Don’t throw me into that briar patch! Do anything else! Pleeeeze don’t censure me!”
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Maybe President Sarah’Cuda’s cleaned up IRS and Justice Departments can audit Chollie’s returns and fine / jail him for income tax evasion. Like IRS does to us peons. There are a lot of tempting CorruptocRAT targets in the Senate and House. A true “target rich” environment.
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A briar patch he can believe in. It will hurt a lot more than toothless Kabuki Theater House censure votes will. Warm up a cell near “cold cash” Jefferson–they can schmooze it up together for the next few years.
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John Bibb
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Rangel: (playing racism card) “This is obviously a conviction of corruption while Black!”
He’ll get nothing more than a light spanking on his chubby little butt and a finger wag to be good. Then everyone will kiss and make up.
Hey Black community, should Charlie be given another chance? Yeah, that’s what I thought you’d say.
Boy, that Nancy Pelosi sure drained the swamp in a New York second. My head is still spinning. Most ethical Congress EVAH!
Bingo!
And that is exactly why I believe that it is a conflict of interest for COngress to investigate and punish their own members. They wont do anything to Rangel for fear that they themselves may be caught in the future and they would not want the retribution for punishing Rangel.
His punishment will be the downgrading of the software on the GPS units in his luxury rides.
Crooks judging crooks, what could be wrong with that.
So they convicted him…so what? He’ll keep his job and go on like nothing happened. The people in Harlem who keep voting for this guy are STUPID…yes, I said STUPID.
In the words of his highness, “It’s none of your god damned business”. He will still get his Caddy paid for by the taxpayers!
Rangel likely has enough dirt on enough Congress members that he will get a pass.
Dittos to all above responses. Nothing will happen to good Ol’ Charlie. He is a Dem.
Doing the Harlem shuffle…
Will some one please take the keys to our country away from this old man?
LMAO!!!! Perfect. Now this 80 year old government parasite can quit in disgrace or serve in shame. These 657 term politicians are addicted to power and headlines. Nice headline this time Charlie.
Chawlie has nothing to worry about; “House Ethics” is an oxymoron.
I am still trying to figure out why he paid 2 million on legal services. We really need to start getting laws to reduce legal fees and in order to collect lawyers need to actually complete the task.
Time to go after the lawyers.
Punishment? Nothing of substance.
Maxine Waters is next. Probably will be found guilty and nothing substantive in the way of punishment.
These events are resumé enhancers for lib Dems.
Tarpon said ” crooks judging crooks. What could be wrong with that?”
At least he was tried by a jury of his peers.
First of all, how is this result even possible? Rangel defaulted. The result should have been 13 for 13, since he provided NO DEFENSE.
In the future, all matters relating to ethics should require:
Immediate suspension from all Congressional duties, including voting.
A body OUTSIDE of Congress to conduct the hearings…no cronies, constituents, or contributors allowed to sit on the hearing panels.
All violations, when proven, results in mandatory fines, and probation for the remaining term, and multiple guilty verdicts resulting in mandatory expulsion from Congress.
The fact that they even have to have an Ethics Panel for elected representatives, who also have fiduciary responsibilities to the taxpayers, is most troubling of all!
“I can only hope that the full committee will treat me more fairly, and take into account my entire 40 years of service to the Congress before making any decisions on sanctions.”
Limbo down Charlie, Limbo down.
Has he officially had his wrist slapped yet?
My favorite photo of the rascal wrangler, Michelle..doing the bidness of Harlem from his lounge chair and three sheets to the wind. He has always been a public servant, you know, it is all he knows.
I heard on the radio that Charlie “is a very mad man.” They got that part right. Mad as a March Hare. He is mad ’cause “he was not served due process as he was not even in the room.” Um, Charlie, you CHOSE to leave the room, you CHOSE to not find an attorney, and, finally, you CHOSE to not follow the rules. [insert jr high boys armpit noises here as my final assessment]
Wasn’t Newt censored? How did that work out?
I’m sure he will receive a “strong rebuke” from the ethics committee. How he will live with that is beyond me.
It might go so far as a strongly worded letter. /s
Well, since it was only 11 of 13 charges, it must start with a “mild admonition”. Should he be caught in ethics violations and charged again, then we progress to the “strong rebuke”. The next offense would be addressed with the “strongly worded letter”, followed by “censure” CONgress for yet further charges for ethics violations, and lastly, for the most egregious repeated violations, the shockingly harsh “30 day suspension” from CONgress…..with pay.
By that time, he should realize the seriousness of violating CONgressional ethics rules and change the errors of his way…if he hasn’t already retired or died in the meantime.
The capacity of voters to be infinitely stupid is affirmed again!!!
No different than the OJ acquittal.
Case closed.
Never you worry!
SanFranNan is on top of things!
She’ll work day-n-night!
She won’t rest!
She’ll spend the last ounce of her energy until the dirty, rotten, low-down, no-good, scum-bag Republicans who caught him get severely punished for that heinous act!
If Charlie is Mad perhaps he can get a job as a hatter.
It should be mandatory expulsion from Congress and the guilty party is barred from ever holding any job that is paid from any public treasury, elected or otherwise; federal, state, or local. And they can’t be a lobbyist either.
If that punishment were to happen once, the rest of Congress would be on their best behavior at all times. Once they realize they could be kicked off of feeding at the public trough, they’d wise up.
Reparations for this crapweasel. Golden parachute.
For what it’s worth, from a substance standpoint, you can rest assured the punishment this man will face will amount to the same thing they’ve all been getting …
NOTHING.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
yeah, and it doesn’t matter because he got elected anyway. I have no idea why anybody has faith in the American government.
the penalty: no more hair-straightener for shyster fraud race-card boy.
@ #58
there is no more “American government” any more. we are being ruled by the equivalent of a foreign power, staffed by little marxist dictators who always hated America and now have their chance to ruin us once and for all. and after 50 years of yammering at our gates they are now in power over us, and they are well on their way to killing our nation, suffocating our once great society.
our abusive nasty intrusive thieving lying fraudulent oppressive “government” is the worst thing about America.
It seems to me that any person making campaign contributions to politician in a district where they can not vote should be bribery. In any case this clown should be removed from congress, loose all current and future benefits, be fined every penny he collected and redistributed, reside in jail(real jail, no country club) for no less than 1 year and be prohibited from working directly or indirectly for the Federal government, any government contractors, lobbyists or non-profits receiving any govt funding.
Unfortunately the “Ethics” committee is more toothless than the UN. Corruption by elected officials needs to be stopped even if all rights to privacy for elected officials has to be suspended from the time they start raising money to run for office to after they retire. These crooks, much like terrorists use our laws against us.
I thought at least he would pull a little detention?…write “I must not lie and steal” on the blackboard a few thousand times….but I guess he has suffered enough?
Yea he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar so to speak…And Yea he got to keep the cookies…but you gotta admit it was damn embarrassing? Every one knows government officials have to be held to lower standards.