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1. Intelligence, Motivation, and Legislative Immunity in a Government Ethics Context

   ... But actually this is a real issue, at least in government ethics. It is often hard to tell the difference between incompetence and misuse ... of them consciously let officials off the hook with poor ethics advice, but many others lack both a basic understanding of government ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. How Should Ethics Reform Be Done?

   Body:  The ethics reforms coming out of New York and Utah provide two contrasting, yet equally questionable approaches. In New York state, ethics legislation was negotiated among the new governor, the assembly speaker, ... same: the legislature could not or would not come up with ethics reform on its own. The Utah governor said he'd given up waiting. In New ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Poor Draftmanship and Poor Ethics

   ... forms an official must file. Poor draftsmanship of ethics codes can cause serious ethical problems. This is certainly true of ... well himself, but he shouldn't be harassed based on poor ethics code draftsmanship. How bad is the draftsmanship? According to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. Nudging and Government Ethics

   Body:  I've been writing a lot about government ethics and behavioral psychology over the last few years. I consider some of ... leads to ethical misconduct and, therefore, essential to ethics training, ethics advice, and ethics enforcement. But behavioral ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Summer Reading: The Ethics Challenge in Public Service

   ... I recently read the latest, third edition of The Ethics Challenge in Public Service: A Problem-Solving Guide by Carol W. ... This is the second most popular text used in Public Sector Ethics courses, mostly in Public Administration programs. Most of the book ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. The Worthlessness of Toothless Ethics Commissions

   Body:  There's a lot of talk among government ethics practitioners about how important it is for ethics commissions to have ... politically motivated. So thanks go to the New Britain (CT) common council for showing how worthless a toothless ethics commission can ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Non-Substantive Considerations for Dismissing Ethics Complaints

   ... Why is it so hard for officials, personally or in drafting ethics codes, to let an ethics commission do its work, dismissing complaints that lack validity (i.e., ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Ethics Reform IV - Allen County and Columbus, IN et al

   ... , Allen County, IN, which includes Fort Wayne, amended its ethics ordinance after a complaint was brought against a member of the county council. It turned out that it wasn't clear whether the ethics ordinance even applied to elected officials, whether the ethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Who's in Charge? - An Introduction to Writing and Revising An Ethics Code

   ... Who should be in charge of writing and revising municipal ethics codes? Generally, ethics codes are the work of a mayor or a council, or sometimes they both ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 09:57 - 0 comments

10. The Escalation of the Ethics War in San Diego

    Body:  The ethics war in San Diego is heating up. It has escalated from elected officials pointing out problems they have with the city's ethics commission to the future existence of the EC. The latest battle ... window into the mindset of those who oppose government ethics, especially, in this case, the enforcement of campaign finance rules. ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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