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Being Wrong I (Summer Reading)
... deals with the adjective. Since it is difficult to know how conscious an official is of his conduct, and since in government ethics ... that sums this feeling up (and it is a feeling, no matter how much we focus on "the facts"): If fallibility is built into our very ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Citizens' Views of Ethics Reform in Jacksonville
... Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission for years, I saw how investigations into unethical conduct should occur. I was not seeing any ... to the efforts of the commission. You would not believe how much time we spent debating simple issues, such as the enactment of rules ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Cleaning Up a Political Culture - Don't Necessarily Do the First Things That Come to Mind
... is intended to show that there is an interest, not how much it is. Politicians should, I believe, have some privacy regarding ... it is with, say, embezzlement, where you want to find out how much has been taken, no matter how long ago. And the older the facts, the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Appearance Problems Surrounding a Request to Audit a County EC
... and procedures are in place. The audit will help disclose how the commission operates." By itself, this would make the audit appear ... So one wonders why the senator did not mention how unusual his request was. A letter to the senator from Integrity Florida ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Text Messages as Public Records (i.e., Government Property)
... a government ethics point of view, what is most important is how the issue is approached. Florida, which is known for its good sunshine ... since the state AG had determined this, and focused on how to preserve these messages. Therefore, it met with IT people in the city ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Cronyism and Ethics
... Can you imagine an ethics commission asking for evidence of how sexual or romantic a relationship was at the time of the alleged violation? ... him city attorney wouldn't be bad for the city. But again, how are you going to define competence in an ethics code? How does ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Compliance and Conflicts in Tallahassee: The Organization Interest vs. The Public Interest
... an ethics program, it is important to look at what it is and how it differs from a traditional program. The most glaring difference is ... rules to enforce. And they provide little information about how officials and employees should act in real-life contexts, especially where ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana Undermines His Ethics Reforms
... It is educating government officials, and the public, about how to responsibly handle conflicts, and how not to create appearances of impropriety. An important way to do this ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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When Municipal Governments Depend on Businesses
... it an official policy to say no. It is sometimes a matter of how it looks when interested businesses seem to be buying the city's support. ... difficult, since it's residents who vote, but it's amazing how many Connecticut towns, for example, have managed to resist delaying or ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... Shadow Campaigns and Independent Expenditure Disclosure How serious is a shadow campaign like the one that has been unearthed in the ... like any other. What made this shadow campaign sinister was how it was paid for. D.C. voters had no idea who was influencing them at the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
