Conyers Faces Ethics Violations Probe

U.S. Representative John Conyers, who is slated to become Chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, has taken responsibility for possible ethics violations. Conyers had used his staff in his campaign for re-election, a clear violation of House rules.

According to 'The Hill,' Conyers faces a possible denial in his bid to become Judiciary Chair in the new Congress. This should be the least of his woes.

Since the Democrats vilified and demonized Republicans over one wayward member--Mark Foley--and then proceeded to run on a platform of ethics reform, the bar has been set incredibly high. So far the Democrats have failed in coming up to expectation, with John Murtha's ethics problems, Nancy Pelosi's failure to live up to a campaign promise of 'open government' by banning C-Span from telecasting the opening session, and now John Conyer's obvious ethics-impairment.

Conyers had already stated that as soon as he ascended to the throne of Judiciary Chair, he would begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush.

This loser is also one of the very worst offenders when it comes to the 2nd Amendment as well. Conyers has stated repeatedly that he wishes to ban handguns outright, thus leaving law-abiding citizens in the compromising and dangerous position of being at the mercy of thugs who WILL have guns no matter what the law says.

Now that we know Conyers has violated House ethics rules, this is yet another opportunity to see the pure, lilly-white Democrats at work. What are they going to do with him?

At the very least he should be denied his Chairmanship. He should also face the possibility of being expelled from the House (but the Democrats who will run Congress will never do this).

As a demagogue who has no regard for Constitutional rights or ethics, Conyers should never be allowed to assume a leadership position in the new Congress. And if he IS allowed to do so, the electorate has yet one more nail to place in the coffin of Democrats in 2008.

The full story can be found here:

www.thehill.com:8888/thehill/opencms/TheHill/News/Frontpage/121306/conyers.html