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This subarticle is kept separate from the main article, John Ensign, due to size or style considerations.

Because the scandal now involves other current and former legislators like Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Liberal92 ( talk • contribs) 17:11, 14 May 2011 (UTC) reply

The original name of the article was less notable then current name, so the change was understandable under WP:COMMONNAME. I am cautious about moving it again due to the BLP issues that already are here, and hope this article doesn't turn into a coatrack which to attack other members of congress which would violate WP:NPOV, and possible WP:ADVOCATE. -- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 11:42, 15 May 2011 (UTC) reply

As described by the New York Times, a "leading Christian ministry" made an intervention in this case, with leader Coe trying to persuade Ensign to end the affair (unsuccessfully). That was reported at the time; why is it excluded from this account? Parkwells ( talk) 15:49, 20 October 2015 (UTC) reply

I deleted the Philippines or Asian-American projects; it seems over-reaching to say this article is related to those projects, just because Ensign learned at about age 40 that his paternal grandfather, whom he never met, was half-Filipino. In addition, the scandal and resulting investigations had nothing to do with Ensign's ancestry. Ensign's family culture as he was growing up did not relate at all to Filipino or Asian-American culture. Let's not get taken up by a politician's campaign claims to appeal to ethnic groups, and overuse these categories so they have no meaning in WP. Parkwells ( talk) 16:10, 20 October 2015 (UTC) reply

For similar reasons, the categories below should be reduced in number, but appear to be added automatically. I can't figure out how to reach them. What is listed here is overkill, even if Ensign is a former senator who had a spectacular scandal. Mother categories, such as US, should be deleted. Parkwells ( talk) 16:10, 20 October 2015 (UTC) reply