Ethics Panel's Rangel Counts show Integrity restored

Indeed, the article in this editorial from Washington Post indicates that some sort of integrity is being restored in the ETHICS COMMITTEE of the House of Representative. One of the rule of this committee is to ensure that the house standard of conduct are being kept by all members of the house. But in the recent past, Ethics Committee has been noted for favoritism and they slack in their role of ensuring good conduct among house members. With the case of Charles B. Rangel, the Committee is indeed moving towards restoring their integrity which is shown in their seriousness to hold Mr Rangel responsible for his actions irrespective of the post his is holding in the house or the powers that come with the position. Charles B. Rangel who is a long-serving member of the Democratic party majority, has walked the halls of Congress for 40 years and is the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. This means that Mr Rangel ought to know the rules and regulations of the House the he is chairing. But instead he abused the power given to him by the constitution and grew overly comfortable wielding the powers however he saw fit. And by so doing, he has not shown any regards for the laws, rules and regulations of the United States and the House of Representative. The Ethics Committee's steps in reprimanding Mr Rangel is a good step in restoring it's integrity and Mr Randle and others like him should be thought that no one is above the law, not even those that makes the laws. He should be held responsible for misusing his office in violation of the House standards of conduct.