The House members voted against the bill to release sexual misconduct reports because they believed it could re-traumatize victims and discourage witnesses from cooperating in investigations. The House Ethics Committee argued that the bill would hinder their ability to effectively investigate and address sexual misconduct within Congress. (NBC News)
OKAYYYYY, now, let’s discuss this bill from the eyes of those of us who are sick and tired of double standards, and convenient cover-ups from our Politicians!
In the USA, we have a strange set of circumstances. Many laws that affect the common man and woman in this nation are decided by the Congress, and many of those laws by which the rest of us are supposed to obey seem to never ever pertain to the members of Congress, who somehow act as if they are above any law that pertains to the PEOPLE!
Laws such as term limitations, receiving dark money, the price of health care, and who can get it, and even retirement packages, all fall under the purview of Congress, but most of them, if not all of those laws passed, have in the fine print, BUT NOT US!
Read the history of just how many members of Congress have eventually been found guilty of sexual misconduct, and you might be amazed or actually not fazed by it at all. And most recently, the House of Representatives decided that its constituents should not be privy to heinous and perverted actions by its own members. The excuse used is that by revealing names, somehow, the Congress could not proceed in policing themselves. As If!
Just like the Epstein/Trump Files, the excuse used to NOT let the public see the crimes is the faux excuse that we are protecting the victims. Hmm, many a sane person’s response is, then just redact the names of the victims. Like Duh!
But when powerful people have the power, it is the rest of the people who suffer the consequences of double standards. This remains a very fucked up situation!
