Anthony('s) Weiner

[Hosakawa Tito]

From what I remember, there are private and public methods of "chatting" on twitter, and he accidentally sent it to the public category rather than the private one.

It would be the same as trying to send a PM on faceook to someone but accidentally posting it as a status update.

Then lie about it for several days, every excuse from "I was hacked" to "that might be me, but..." Sending your pic or any personal info over the interweb; there is no such thing as "private". I warn my children on it all the time. The first place most employers search to investigate potential new employees are the social network sites. Put something on there that you wouldn't be comfortable sharing with your Grandmother's Bridge Club is a bad idea and could come back to haunt you, big time. Wiener is an arrogant fool, and for all his ilks professions of knowing what's best for everyone, and being a smart guy...he's a dumb. Show some class and a bit of humility and resign.

Does that ever happen? Is there a process for it? Didn't the dude who was busted by the FBI with ninety grand in his freezer continue serving his term? Orgah historians, help me out here. Is there a process for expulsion from the House of Representatives, and if so, how often has it been invoked?

The Legislature decides it's own rules for expulsion. Kinda like empowering the convicts in my jail to determine if they broke the law or not. Can you say Conflict of Interest, I knew you could. All we can do is demand that they hold themselves to a higher standard, but I'm not exactly hopeful they care enough about our opinions to actually do that. I mean they are the ruling class, have the power, enact the laws, and don't agree that it is necessary.

[Papewaio]

The Legislature decides it's own rules for expulsion. Kinda like empowering the convicts in my jail to determine if they broke the law or not. Can you say Conflict of Interest, I knew you could. All we can do is demand that they hold themselves to a higher standard, but I'm not exactly hopeful they care enough about our opinions to actually do that. I mean they are the ruling class, have the power, enact the laws, and don't agree that it is necessary.

Well I'm sure the congressmen would shank each other as well if they could get away with it...

Have to remember that in the end of the day they can at the polls get fired for their conduct. It would be interesting to see someone with moral spine lodging a bill to have another section of government have the ability to adjudicate over wayward members...

Both require that the citizens pay attention and vote for the more upstanding members... and there's the rub. We get what we pay for. Pay no attention, get no attention.