Harlem residents have an opportunity to send a message to Charlie Rangel on Election Day.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi managed to bump his ethics trial back until after the election — no surprise there, of course.
But there is enough evidence already on the record to make it a matter of public decency for Rangel to be booted from office.
Not that there is even a remote chance of that ever happening. Rangel has been a Harlem icon for four decades, having skillfully used the pork-producing powers of incumbency to great personal advantage.
Folks love him, in other words.
Still, Harlem voters should know that they have a choice Nov. 2 — and a good one, too.
The Rev. Michael Faulkner is challenging Rangel on the Republican line.
A former New York Jet, he’s currently the pastor of the New Horizons Church in central Harlem.
Aside from trying to restore some personal integrity to the 15th congressional district, Faulkner is running on a platform of jobs and education.
He advocates:
* Cutting taxes and regulations — especially for small business — to spark job creation.
* Encouraging more alternatives to the current public-education system, including more charters and full school choice.
* Redoing ObamaCare to focus more on improving actual health care rather than reworking health insurance.
Harlem residents tired and embarrassed by Rangel’s conduct should cast a vote for Michael Faulkner on Nov. 2.