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br> -- Charles Campbell br> Austin, Texas /p>George Neumayr, why is it that so many of your articles make me want to cry or to strike out in anger? "Boarding the Tomnibus" did it again.
There is a very old -- and obviously very forgotten (in the Congress, at least) -- rule that no bridge, building, or battleship should ever be named after a living person.
The "Ted Stevens Anchorage International Embarrassment" is not the first or only time this has happened. Next time, for goodness' sake, wait 'til the honoree is dead and cannot embarrass further.
p>And never, NEVER, name anything after a U.S. Senator -- alive or dead. br> -- A. C. Santore /p>Whether a Democrat or Republican, you can bet that the "Congressional Culture of Corruption Continues," thanks, this time, to Senator Ted Stevens, Republican, Alaska. Senator Stevens was indicted on seven counts of failing to disclose having received more than $250,000 in gifts and services from VECO, Corporation, in exchange for funding, to include federal grants, and other aid.
Some may view the timing of the indictments as "curious,"since Senator Stevens must face a GOP primary on August 26. However, the number of indictments and nature of the crimes committed far outweigh the timing of the indictments.
It is clear that Congress cannot police itself. In the eyes of many, Congress is nothing less than an organized criminal cartel working out of Washington.
There is only one answer: establish an Independent Ethics Panel. This panel can neither be made up of current or past members of Congress nor can the current Congress be involved in its creation and staffing. The Panel cannot consist of Washington insiders or lawyers (this is an ethics panel dealing in right wrong, not a legal proceeding subject to the chicanery of lawyers).
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