Yes, we certainly have thought about it. I'll go back to what I said earlier. Any formal process, whether it's an independent assessment done by a third party with a recommendation that would end up on the floor of the House...has the risk that the information and facts would come out.
What we see as a possible solution is what we see for example in the policy on the Senate side, especially with parties. It is the whips internally who become the persons, following an investigation with a recommendation or report, who are given the report. They are tasked to deal with the internal discipline of the member in their party, assuming you have two whips. In the case of independents, you could have someone like the Clerk of the House or the chief human resources officer who could run that process, so you would have a system that at least allows you to keep the confidentiality. If you end up with a neutral third party doing the analysis and the recommendation, fairly listening to both parties, and making sure we have a clear process and everyone has confidence in them, then you come up with a recommendation that goes to the whips. The whips between themselves can deal with the issue, decide on the sanctions, and move on.
That way you keep confidentiality and hopefully discussions between the whips helps things move on.