Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) has a made a deal into the ethics committee investigation into several ethics violations made against him. Today on Huffington Post, Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart writes that the problem isn't specific members like Rangel--it's our whole pay-to--play system.

But to say that Rangel is the only one mixed up in the unsavory combination of cash, influence and policy-making would be disingenuous. Just today we saw reports of Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) steering $250 million in earmarks to former staffers and campaign contributors. Speaker-wannabe Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) is selling private access to his office to those able to bundle $100,000. The PMA lobbying scandal is still unfolding. And just a few weeks ago, we learned that the Office of Congressional Ethics is looking into possible quid-pro-quos in the votes and political fundraisers of a handful of key lawmakers during the financial reform debate.

It's not about Republicans or Democrats or just some random members. It's not a few bad apples--it's the whole damn barrel that's rotten.

He's right--we need to change the system by passing the Fair Elections Now Act.