We’ve all known for quite some time that the Democrats’ motto seems to be the ever-constant “rules for thee but not for me.” As such, they have violated a number of laws and regulations just because they believe they can get away with it.
Well, one ethics watchdog is attempting to ensure they don’t.
Introducing the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, also known as FACT.
According to a recent letter sent to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), ten House members have been violating House ethics laws for a while now. Basically, they have been using official and public resources for their political gain, which is not so strictly forbidden.
It shouldn’t shock any of us that all of them are also Democrats.
In a news release on FACT’s website, the complaint names Democratic Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Ted Lieu of California, Ilhan Omar from Minnesota, Jamaal Bowman, Ritchie Torres, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Greg Casar from Texas, Cori Bush of Missouri, Sean Casten of Illinois, and Maxwell Frost from Florida.
Ayanna Presley from Massachusetts was not actually mentioned in the release. However, examples of her violation of the same House ethics laws as the rest are included in the official complaint.
As the release notes, “official House photographs and video, government buildings, a Member’s official website and social media accounts, and anything created by government employees” is expressly off limits for the “campaign or political purposes.”
And yet, over the years, these ten (or eleven) individuals have consistently used all manner of official resources for their own political gain.
Most commonly, of course, is the use of official resources or content on various social media accounts, usually X, formerly known as Twitter.
Included in the complaint are 91 pages of examples of this.
As FACT demands, it’s well past time the OCE takes action against these violations. Not doing so has only led to more violations and a loss of “public trust.”
