Congress has a history of acting as our “betters”. Laws for you but not for us. Obamacare is just one of many examples. If Congress got the same care as offered by Obamacare or the VA, the law would be changed today.
Well, it appears that sexual misconduct is another area where the rules don’t apply to them. Who knew that they actually passed a law ironically called the “Congressional Accountability Act” that essentially makes it almost impossible for an aggrieved victim to pursue justice against a congress person.
Even better, when an individual actually won’t give in and goes through the unwieldy process and wins their complaint, the individual congress person isn’t the one who is punished.
You and I do! There is actually a congress-created budget to pay these fines and settlements! It’s spent over $15 million of our tax dollars over the years since the law was passed.
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