I don’t care about Pete Sessions; he’s from Texas and his district is basically a lost cause. But Mike Fitzpatrick represents Pennsylvania’s 8th District (where my parents live) and he defeated my friend Patrick Murphy (who had defeated him four years earlier) to take office. I’m appalled that Rep. Fitzpatrick chose to blow off taking the oath of office so he could attend an illegal fundraiser in the Capitol Building and then fraudulently voted on roll calls three thru eight. He wasn’t actually a member of Congress because he had not been sworn in, and so Congress had to pass a resolution (full text) to correct the mess Fitzpatrick made.
Maybe Fitzpatrick should read the House Ethics Rules instead of the parts of the Constitution he happens to like.
No Solicitation in House Offices, Rooms, or Buildings. The prohibition against House Members or employees soliciting campaign or political contributions in or from House offices, rooms, or buildings is very broad. With one minor exception that is discussed below, the prohibition applies to all forms of solicitations – solicitations made in person, over the telephone, or through the mail – and it applies to solicitations of any kind of campaign or political contribution, including contributions subject to FECA, and contributions for a state or local campaign, and so-called “soft money” contributions.
How is that consistent with a solicitation for $30 in the damn Capitol Building that takes place while you are supposed to be getting sworn in? You can’t even wait to get sworn in to start whoring for cash? Really?
The people of the 8th District threw your sorry ass out in 2006 and they made the correct choice. I don’t know why they hell they sent you back to Washington where you immediately humiliated them.
Here’s the roll call to the bill your idiocy and greed made necessary.
