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1. Local or State Jurisdiction Over Local Legislators?

   Body:  Is local government ethics enforcement appropriate for local legislators? This question is ... cases, it is local legislators who have been respondents in ethics enforcement proceedings, and some of their legislative colleagues. ... , a Wyandotte County commissioner was censured twice by the ethics commission, which requested that he resign (the commissioner refused to ...

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

2. An Anti-Ethics Reform Rant Worth Reading

   Body:  People frequently belittle government ethics reforms as meaningless window dressing intended to make politicians look ... online newspaper site in New Jersey. His blog on ethics reforms that the state's gubernatorial candidates are pushing ...

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

3. Book Excerpt 1: Fiduciary Duty

   ... out valuable pieces from my new book Local Government Ethics Programs . One reason that government ethics is described in terms of obligations is that government officials have a ...

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

4. Winter Reading: Switch II - Shaping the Path Toward Change

   ... their own or can be embarrassed into following. A government ethics example is posting on-time filers (and nonfilers) of annual financial ... in departmental e-mails. Habits to build in government ethics include (1) seeking ethics advice (leaders should do this as openly as ...

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

5. Hearse Chasing As Misuse of Office

   ... Corruption Blogspot . A proposed Luzerne County ethics code (see p. 16) would prohibit a member of the county coroner's ... client. Otherwise, no dice. This is about as focused an ethics provision as I've ever seen. A regular misuse of office provision would ...

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

6. The Carrigan Free Speech Case Goes to the Supreme Court - The Parties' Briefs

   ... the First Amendment has no place in this sort of government ethics matter. Making this argument gets to the root of how the Constitution, and government ethics, protect the public. If only the courts would let the Constitution and ...

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

7. An EC Reports on a Legislator Who Resigned His Way Out of Its Jurisdiction

   ... about a Georgian who wants out of EC jurisdiction. Some ethics commissions, especially state ethics commissions, have no jurisdiction over officials once they leave office. ...

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

8. No Enforcement Against the Complicit in a California Case

   ... especially when combined with criminal enforcement of ethics violations, can be very harmful to local government ethics. The court in a Monterey County case involving a serious §1090 ...

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

9. Logical Fallacies I: The Ad Hominem Attack

   ... The use of logical fallacies violates the most basic rule of ethics: respecting the dignity of others, treating them as ends rather than as ... Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. Ethics codes are supposed to prevent government officials from using their ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

10. Problems Involving Campaign Contributions by EC Members

    ... Sadly, these are the words of a former Kansas City (MO) ethics commission member, according to an article in the Kansas City Star ... barring campaign contributions from EC members. The KC ethics commission reviews campaign disclosure forms, so it would make sense not ...

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

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