The office will have the power to accept ethics complaints and, at the behest of at least one appointee of each party, launch investigations of potential ethical missteps by lawmakers and staff. If it finds reason to proceed, it will refer the matter to the existing House ethics committee, The final disposition--and any recommendations for punishment--would be left to the ethics panel. Neat, huh? |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.