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John Conyers' sexual harassment case could upend the entire political landscape

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Congressman John Conyers' sexual harassment case has blown the lid off of a big congressional secret.

It turns out 264 claims have been quietly handled by the Congressional Office of Compliance....

But here's the real reason this could blow up: Because of this story, we now know that the same Congressional office where this complaint was filed against Conyers has settled a total of 264 complaints to the tune of $17.2 million of taxpayer money over 20 years. To be specific, that would be the U.S. Congress Office of Compliance. And so far, we don't know the identity of any of the others named in the complaints.

That cover could soon be blown for two reasons. First we could see a scenario unfold where, like the sexual harassment incidents in Hollywood, people who settled cases with the Office of Compliance will now feel emboldened to speak out.

Second, Conyers could start taking down his colleagues if he begins to feel even more threatened. That's what it sounded like when his attorney Arnold Reed issued a statement explaining why Conyers would not resign. Included in Reed's statement was a sentence that sounded like a threat:

"If people were required to resign over allegations, a lot of people would be out of work in this country including, many members of the House, Senate and even the president."​
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I say, let 'em.
 
cpwill said:
I say, let 'em.
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I suspect Conyers will start singing like a canary, and I don't think it's a bad idea if he does.

I made the point yesterday that Conyers' settlement was a tiny fraction of the overall spend from this slush fund, which means there are likely dozens and dozens of other lawmakers who found themselves in the same boat at one time as Conyers.

But I also don't know what would actually happen. This country elected a man who thinks sexual molestation is a joking matter. And we have a Senatorial candidate who is also very suspect. And we have a former comedian (who wasn't funny IMO) who mugs for the camera pretending to fondle a woman's breasts. The tone has been set in this country already. Technically you could say it was set in the 1990s when Clinton was pretty much given a pass on his malfeasance and disrespect for the office he was elected to serve.

This country has gone to hell in a hand basket.
 
Maybe congress just needs to be burnt to the ground. Sometimes infestations are too pervasive to just put down roach traps.
 
Deuce said:
Maybe congress just needs to be burnt to the ground. Sometimes infestations are too pervasive to just put down roach traps.
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You mean like the show "Designated Survivor"?
 
Deuce said:
Jack Bauer probably shouldn't be placed in charge of things.
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I was thinking the son of the President of the Capital in The Hunger Games, shouldn't be in charge.

He might follow daddy's example.

(I feel dirty having to Google Jennifer Lawrence to remind me of the name of the movie)
 
WTF is Congress doing using taxpayer money to cover up their indiscretions in the first damn place?
 
Well, congress may not be willing to vote a term limit into place, but they might be shamed into doing this and, hey, it could have the beneficial side effect of being a randomized term limit whenever a congressional perv cannot control himself.
 
Absentglare said:
Because nobody stopped them, and they had bipartisan support to do so.
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I'd like to say "I hope we can change that", but this is Congress we're talking about.
So, holding my breath? Ha...yeah right.
 
Roadvirus said:
I'd like to say "I hope we can change that", but this is Congress we're talking about.
So, holding my breath? Ha...yeah right.
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They'll only do what WE the people hold them accountable to do. It's not their job to correct their own errors, it's OUR job.
 
tres borrachos said:
I suspect Conyers will start singing like a canary, and I don't think it's a bad idea if he does.

I made the point yesterday that Conyers' settlement was a tiny fraction of the overall spend from this slush fund, which means there are likely dozens and dozens of other lawmakers who found themselves in the same boat at one time as Conyers.

But I also don't know what would actually happen. This country elected a man who thinks sexual molestation is a joking matter. And we have a Senatorial candidate who is also very suspect. And we have a former comedian (who wasn't funny IMO) who mugs for the camera pretending to fondle a woman's breasts. The tone has been set in this country already. Technically you could say it was set in the 1990s when Clinton was pretty much given a pass on his malfeasance and disrespect for the office he was elected to serve.

This country has gone to hell in a hand basket.
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This has been going on for far too long and it is about time they blow the lid off this basket. Remember Kennedy and his mistress? Clinton came much later. Power corrupts, shore to shore and all walks of life. I can imagine quite a wave of accusations. How many of those are true we will have to wait and see.
 
Lovebug said:
This has been going on for far too long and it is about time they blow the lid off this basket. Remember Kennedy and his mistress? Clinton came much later. Power corrupts, shore to shore and all walks of life. I can imagine quite a wave of accusations. How many of those are true we will have to wait and see.
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No, I don't remember Kennedy. I was 18 months old when he was killed. He had, I believe, lots of mistresses. But I don't care about mistresses. I don't dwell on what goes on between consenting adults in a marriage. I'm actually talking about sexual misdeeds, including assault and harassment.

I think we need to somehow find out what's been paid out of that slush fund, and to whom, and why, and who were the lawmakers that were accused. Someone needs to blow the lid of this one, and stop this crap right now. It's systematic apparently, and it's really out of control.
 
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