Anthony Weiner should not have resigned his seat in Congress

1) "...Anthony Weiner is a Congressmen[.] [H]e is supposed to represent his voters with integrity, respect, and leadership." A politician strictly represents voters politically! His lack of integrity in his marriage has not been proven to have anything do with his integrity in regards to his voters. Yes, his act may cause voters to think more lowly of him, but that just means that he would have a tough time running for re-election, if he were to seek it. It does not mean, though, that he should resign from his current office.The fact of the matter is that no charges were filed against him, and he was not impeached. Hence, there was no legal obligation for him to resign. 2) Weiner's approval rating dropped, yes. But who's to say that he couldn't have recovered and made his approval rating skyrocket? I don't see how his having a low approval rating immediately after his scandal justified an act of resignation. 3) I agree with the opponent that we could not get rid of Congress just because its approval rating is 9%, because it is a central part of the US government system. Do you know what else is a central part of the US government system? Its politicians, the people who compose it. That is why we cannot say a Congressman should leave simply because he has a low approval rating. "Roland Burris [...] has done nothing scandalous to warrant a mass movement for his outing..."Burris was accused of being involved in an illegitimate fundraising scheme with Rod Blagojevich, a man whose scandal led to a sentence of 14 years in prison. I'd say that is pretty scandalous. And there is certainly a mass movement for his outing; 62% of Illinois voters want him to resign. [1] He, nonetheless, stayed and continued his political career. All of a sudden the opponent states that Weiner should have been "removed from Congress." That, however, would be completely illegal under the Constitution, because he was not incriminated of anything. It was up to Weiner whether he wanted to resign or not, and no one had the right to remove him. 4) The opponent fails to make a logical connection between sexually immoral behavior and inability to represent voters as a politician. The opponent claims that his lack of sexual control would cause him to not think thoroughly about bills and acts he is supporting, but this is baseless. Such claims are simply assumptions. McCain's and Gingrich's actions were repulsive. These scandals were major points made against them during their campaigns for presidency, yet they did not drop out because of them. McCain did very well in the polls and ended up losing to Obama in a close battle, and Gingrich is looking very good in current Republican polls. This just shows that Weiner had the potential to come back instead of resigning. Yes, people forgave Byrd and his involvement in the KKK... and, with time, perhaps people would have forgiven Weiner, too. Unfortunately, he gave in to his situation and left his place in Congress, probably avoiding a political career for good. My argument, with comments on the opponent's refutations:I. Immoral sexual decisions is certainly does not indicate a lack of political integrity. The opponent has yet to effectively refute this idea.II. A vast majority of men who cheat on their wives lie about it. Weiner did it to protect his career and family, so he had rational reasons to lie. The opponent compares this to a man killing his wife. This is not a strong analogy because Murder is illegal, unlike adultery. Also, the opponent is confused; I am not talking about the rationality of the act itself, but rather the rationality behind defending it. Hence, it would be perfectly rational for the murderer to deny killing his wife, if his motivation is to protect himself, his career, and the rest of his family. III. Other politicians such as John McCain, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and Robert Byrd were able to overcome immoral decisions in their pasts. Weiner had the potential to do the same.The opponent assumes that Weiner, if he had stayed in office, would not have been forgiven by the public. This is merely speculation. IV. If he had stayed in office, Weiner could have been an effective politician and fixed his public image. It is not an opinion. I said "could have." He had the potential of turning it around through effective political leadership and gaining the support of voters back. The opponent fails to effectively and logically refute Pro's established claims, so vote Pro.Many thanks to the opponent and the readers. (And I respectfully ask the opponent to use his last round as strictly a "thank you and vote for me" round, because we have each already had three rounds to argue our cases.)[1] http://www.rasmussenreports.com...