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Is American politics at a moral crossroad?

On the same day that Democratic Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan announced his retirement amid sexual harassment claims, the Republican National Committee restored its financial support for Roy Moore鈥檚 Senate campaign in Alabama.

As you鈥檒l see in the story below, many of Mr. Moore鈥檚 supporters face a moral trade-off: Vote for an avowed 海角大神 who says he鈥檒l help stop abortions or turn away a man accused of child molestation?

If elected by Alabama voters, some leading Republicans have called for Moore to face a Senate ethics investigation. But if found culpable, would Moore really be expelled from the Senate?

For America鈥檚 Founding Fathers, moral offenses weren鈥檛 proscribed as grounds for expulsion. The Constitution does have a 鈥渄isorderly behavior鈥� while in office clause that can get a lawmaker booted with a two-thirds majority vote. The Supreme Court has also ruled that 鈥渆ach House shall be the judge of the ... qualifications of its Members,鈥� but the Constitution says those qualifications are limited to age, citizenship, and residency, . There鈥檚 nothing about ethics.

In America, voters are responsible for the quality of their government's leadership 鈥� and their moral standards.

Now, here are five stories we've selected to illustrate justice, hope, and progress at work.