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Regarding the House Office of Congressional Ethics: By my reading, this is a public relations gimmick - designed to persuade the public that there's a way to censure legislators for unethical behavior. However, in reading through the procedures, I began to have serious doubts! Consider the following: Complaints against Members (i.e. legislators) can only be brought by other Members (although it SAYS input from the Public is considered); at any time during the review process, the matter may be dismissed if four people support dismissal. Now, as I understand it, the Majority party appoints 4 members, and the Minority party appoints 4. If the Dems don't want one of theirs investigated, or censured, all they have to do is move to dismiss! It doesn't matter how egregious the violation is, if half the Committee votes to dismiss the investigation and bury it. So, while using this avenue is one way to bring attention to a violation of ethics, it needs to be coupled with broad publicity and non-partisan support in order to get the Ethics Committee to act against a sitting Congressman (or woman).