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moral terpitude
But moral terpitude is not enough to deny entry into the United States Congress. If it were, the joint would be empty. -- Garry Owen
Thanks, I needed a laugh.
To define that moral terpitude a little, a "quality" congress posesses is the expanding ablity to abdicate reponsibility. Congress and only Congress can start wars or military engagements, and determine the scope and funding of such engagements. In all cases they abdicate these responsibilities and "delegate" these decisions to the administrative branch. This isn't delegation of duty but dereliction of duty, driven by cowardice which they hope is effctively masked by useless non-binding censures.