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1. The Perception of Improper Ethics Reform

   ... in Anoka, MN (pop. 18,000) provides a fine case study of how to try to pass off useless ethics code reform as something valuable. ... among its members, with advice from the city attorney, how to handle a possible conflict raised by a member about himself or herself, ...

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

2. Institutional Corruption Conference IV: A Weakness of Compliance Systems

   ... kind of situation we are in, the answer predicts most of how we psychologically do what we do, and how we justify our actions. If, for example, we consider ourselves to be making ...

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

3. Council Earmarks Create a Serious Conflict of Interest Situation

   ... Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. How can politicians be handed cash and be expected to use it in ways that do ... business associates (although what is to stop them?). But how can they not, at the very least, help community leaders who can bring out ...

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

4. Nevada Legislature Follow Louisiana's Example in Suing to Remove Themselves from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

   ... on the Louisiana decision, I suggested that, and explained how, such a decision could also be applied to local government council members ... case, this one does not necessarily involve any limits on how the senator voted (which is what the Speech and Debate Clause is supposed ...

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

5. Little Tin Box

   ... The song is the imaginings of crooked politicians about how they would explain their high-spending ways to a judge. The lyrics are by ... well, And we know you've lost your voice, But we wonder how you managed on the salary you make To acquire a new Rolls-Royce.” ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-01-09 07:38 - 0 comments

6. It Takes a Village: Behind the Indictment of Philadelphia's Vincent Fumo

   ... of the despicable same. But we can learn from, and discuss how to deal with, the way so many other people acted or failed to act in order ... of, leaders of his community, city, and state, and who knows how many other politicians, professionals, businesspeople, and other people who ...

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

7. Government Ethics vs. The Right to Sign Petitions

   ... this looks like a political act favoring the mayor, which is how I first presented it. But it was, according to the City Manager, an honest ... to vote and privately express opinions." The issue is how to interpret the words "vote" on the one hand, and "political affairs or ...

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

8. Government Contractor Contributions and What To Do About Them

   ... apply to local government ethics. Recognizing How Corrupt the Procurement System Is But there are very intriguing ideas ...

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

9. County Election Boards Scandal in Columbus

   ... the hours would be the same across the state (and that is how the problem was solved yesterday, in response to articles and editorials criticizing how the matter was being handled). But each county was allowed to decide for ...

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

10. Spring Reading: The Government Ethics Adviser As Civics Teacher

    ... clients about their legal rights and obligations, and about how to act within the framework of the law, lawyers invariably teach clients ... this is especially true of government lawyers. They focus on how process works in civic institutions. Fairness is as central to what they do ...

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

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