"In contrast to their campaign to crack down on crooked businessmen, lawmakers are increasingly choosing to overlook alleged transgressions by their own colleagues. The trend reflects the result of an unwritten detente struck five years ago by Republican and Democratic congressional leaders, and as a consequence several cases of questionable conduct have led to little or no action by the House and Senate ethics committees." – The Washington Post, August 6, 2002

Public trust is predicated on the belief that our government officials act responsibly and ethically. Without that trust, the public would lose faith in our democratic process. Judicial Watch promotes integrity on two fronts. First, it investigates candidates to expose any corrupt behavior to ensure thepublic has the full facts before them when they vote. Second, Judicial Watch keeps an eye on those in power to ensure they are not abusing the public trust and when they are Judicial Watch takes corrective action. The following links lead to you more information on Judicial Watch’s efforts to promote integrity:

• Ethics Complaints - Get more information about ethics complaints and other actions taken by Judicial Watch to promote integrity in Congress.
• Congressional Ethics Coalition - Learn more about Judicial Watch's joint efforts with the Congressional Ethics Coalition to fight for improved ethics oversight in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• An Inactive Year for House and Senate Ethics Panels - The lack of ethics enforcement is "unexcusable" according to Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
• Representative Tom Delay - A timeline that recounts the questionable ethics of Representative Tom DeLay.
• The Jack Abramoff Scandal - A resource for information on one of the worst lobbying scandals to hit Washington.