There have been 1,826 alleged ethics violations in the US Senate since 2007.
More than 107 ethics complaints per year.
More than one alleged violation of ethics for each Senator each year.
The number of disciplinary actions taken in response to these 1,826 complaints since 2007?
Zero.
Remarkably, all 1,826 alleged ethics violations didn’t happen, even though a former Senator serving as recently as 2024 was just sentenced to prison in April for crimes that would absolutely amount to ethics violations.
There is also ample public evidence of violations, including documented violations of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012.
Except apparently not, since no Senator has been found guilty of an ethics violation in 18 years. Despite evidence to the contrary, the US Senate is filled with politicians as pure as the driven snow.
“Throw the bums out!” is a ridiculous statement representing an emotional overreaction to an often manageable situation, but it’s starting to sound more rational to me by the day.
