Is it being Racist to Ask?
Last summer, the House Ethics Committee charged the entrenched California congresswoman with three violations related to her wheeling and dealing on behalf of minority-owned OneUnited Bank in Los Angeles. The panel accused Waters of bringing discredit to the House for using her influence to seek and secure taxpayer-subsidized special favors for the failing financial institution.
Nine months have passed since the House ethics panel charged Waters. But to date, there has been no action.
No Trial
No Consequences
To clarify the issues at stake in the New Black Panther case, The Heritage Foundation has compiled two timelines from news reports — including The Washington Times’ timeline of events — and government documents, especially those from the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Both timelines are posted here. The first reviews highlights from the case, concluding with the case’s dismissal on May 19th, 2009. The second, more comprehensive timeline details more meetings between the Department of Justice and the White House and extends through July 2010.
It is all so Familiar, isn’t it?
UPDATE: July 21, 2011………….. from Shaw’s Blog:
Maxine Waters Case gets MORE Special Treatment
From Shaw’s Blog we read:
(HILL)The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday appointed a high-profile attorney to serve as an outside counsel handling ethics charges against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
The move comes in response to complaints from Waters and ethics watchdog groups that the panel cannot deal with her case impartially, and Waters was quick to argue Wednesday that the committee’s odd step vindicates her claims that the investigation is “misguided.”
“Today’s action is a recognition by the committee that its investigation of me was misguided, flawed and could go no further,” Waters said in a statement. “I am confident that the counsel’s review of the committee’s misconduct will conclude that my rights were violated and further investigation of me is not warranted.”
The bipartisan leaders of the Ethics Committee had a different explanation
“The committee’s decision reflects the high priority of this unique matter and the need to resolve it with the utmost care, diligence and integrity,” Committee Chairman Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and ranking member Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement.
Billy Martin of the Washington law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP was chosen as outside counsel.
Martin has worked with a number of high-profile officials and other well-known people. He worked with Monica Lewinsky’s family during the Clinton sex scandal, NFL quarterback Michael Vick during his problems related to dogfighting, and former Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho).
http://shawsblog2011.blogspot.com/2011/07/maxine-waters-case-gets-more-special.html
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