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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (6360)	10/1/2006 5:58:18 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224742

wasn't the kid 16???

To: American Spirit who wrote (6360)	10/1/2006 10:30:47 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224742

WIKIPEDIA:>>The 1983 Congressional page sex scandal was a political scandal in the United States involving members of the United States House of Representatives. On July 14, 1983 the House Ethics Committee concluded that Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.) and Rep. Dan Crane (R-Ill.) had engaged in sexual relationships with minors, specifically 17-year-old congressional pages. In Crane's case, it was a 1980 relationship with a female page and in Studds's case, it was a 1973 relationship with a male page. Both representatives immediately pleaded guilty to the charges and the committee decided to simply reprimand the two. However, Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) demanded their expulsion. On July 20, 1983 the House voted for censure, the first time that censure had been imposed for sexual misconduct. Crane, who tearfully apologized for his transgression, lost his bid for reelection in 1984. Studds, however, refused to apologize and he continued to be reelected until his retirement in 1997.<< ********************************************************* Which political party harshly reprimanded it's member of congress and which one ignored the outrage?