Racial disparity: All active ethics probes focus on black lawmakers

[thundley4]

The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers — more than 15 percent of the total in the House. And an eighth black member, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), would be under investigation if the Justice Department hadn’t asked the committee to stand down.

Not a single white lawmaker is currently the subject of a full-scale ethics committee probe.

The ethics committee declined to respond to questions about the racial disparity, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus are wary of talking about it on the record. But privately, some black members are outraged — and see in the numbers a worrisome trend in the actions of ethics watchdogs on and off Capitol Hill.

“Is there concern whether someone is trying to set up [Congressional Black Caucus] members? Yeah, there is,” a black House Democrat said. “It looks as if there is somebody out there who understands what the rules [are] and sends names to the ethics committee with the goal of going after the [CBC].”

African-American politicians have long complained that they’re treated unfairly when ethical issues arise. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are still fuming over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to oust then-Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) from the House Ways and Means Committee in 2006, and some have argued that race plays a role in the ongoing efforts to remove Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) from his chairmanship of that committee.

  Politico

Of course these investigations are based on race. Funny that these are happening under Democrat leadership. 

[docstew]

“It looks as if there is somebody out there who understands what the rules [are] and sends names to the ethics committee with the goal of going after the [CBC].”

Here's an idea:  learn the rules and follow them.  That way, you don't have to worry about being investigated, and maybe you can catch some cracka-ass crackas to boot

[Chris_]

One word comes to mind when I read this and it is victim

[DumbAss Tanker]

Well, that's what happens when you have a lawmaker being protected from the consequences of his actions, so the investigation NEVER GETS ****ING CLOSED!!!

[JohnnyReb]

Here's an idea:  learn the rules and follow them.  That way, you don't have to worry about being investigated, and maybe you can catch some cracka-ass crackas to boot

....and the same problems that plagued "Reconstruction" in the Southern states are now found in the union states too... ....yankees.

[Ptarmigan]

More like Party disparity: All active ethics probes focus on Democrat lawmakers

[thundley4]

More like Party disparity: All active ethics probes focus on Democrat lawmakers

You would think that the party in power could have found at least one Republican to investigate.