Somodevilla/Getty: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Rep. Charles Rangel in 2009.

In an editorial “Relieve the Chairman of His Gavel,” The New York Times, calls on Congress to strip Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) of his Chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

So far, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has refused to remove or punish Rangel for his  behavior.

Congressman Charles Rangel was far from humbled after the ethics committee admonished him for taking corporate-paid Caribbean junkets in violation of the House ethics code. Rather, the New York Democrat berated the panel’s leaders on the House floor.

The moment was characteristic of Mr. Rangel’s arrogance throughout the investigation, which continues into more serious allegations about his official behavior. It is one more reason why Speaker Nancy Pelosi – who championed ethics reform – should stop protecting him and relieve him of his crucial role as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

Find the entire article here.

Learn more about Rangel’s history of corruption here.

Rangel reminds me of Milton Friedman’s famous quote, “Who are these angels in government, who are going to order our society for us?”