Sexting verses actual sex.

In 1983 two congressmen were censured for having sex with a 17 year old Congressional Page.  There was a call by members to expel them from office but the final outcome was censure.  In 2006 a congressman was investigated for sending sexually related emails to former pages and the final outcome was his resignation.  Now a congressman is being investigated for having sexually related conversations and photo exchanges with women through a social network.  He will not resign so there is a push to expel him.  In my opinion all should be expelled but the more likely outcome will be dictated by the opinions of the press and who they are.  However, the message this conveys  is that it is OK for a public figure to actually have sex but he better think twice before doing something online.  The reality of the matter is that the outcome of all these events are politically driven.  In 1983 the members had sufficient friends and influence in congress to save their careers.  In 2006, the congressman lacked those friends and influence.  Now, I believe the congressman has enemies that have found a way to get him out of congress and are using this event as the weapon.  The point to be made here is that all should be treated the same, punishment should be the same for all.  Either censure or expulsion.  We all know that there will similar events in the future and congress needs to decide now that all cases will be handled the same and no one gets special treatment because he is rich, powerful or has friends in high places.