By Hank Stephenson | Arizona Capitol Times
Republican Rep. Mark Finchem filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee demanding Democratic Rep. Mark Cardenas be investigated and possibly punished for writing a Facebook post that criticized Republicans for supporting the budget.
The passage of Cardenas’ post that offended Finchem stated that the budget was made up of “sweetheart deals and bribes to lawmakers in order to secure their votes” and that Cardenas’ constituents “cannot be bought or sold.”
Finchem, who has been quick to call impermissible speech this year, claimed Cardenas had violated the chamber’s Rule 19, which outlines impermissible debate, by deliberately misrepresenting his fellow lawmakers.
“Rep. Cardenas has committed disorderly conduct worthy of investigation and possible punishment,” Finchem wrote in the complaint.
