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Serious Penalties — Criminal vs. Civil
Body: I'm going to keep showing how wrong the criminal enforcement of ethics laws is until there is at least ... say he did not know the law, but if he does not understand how it applies in any particular situation, he certainly knows who to ask. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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San Diego: An Unappreciative Council and a Close Look at the Revolving Door
... on the part of the ethics commission by questioning how it decides which cases to write press releases for. The favoritism is ... discussion of the phases of a development project, and how knowledge of an early phase may be of no meaning or value in later stages, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Three Recusal Case Studies
... of the vote is irrelevant to a conflict and, in any event, how can one be sure when discussion begins on a matter, and the choice of recusal must be made, how close the vote will be? How a couple handles their money is also ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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A Look at a Proposed Ethics Code for Glen Ellyn, IL
... environment • Volunteer." You can see for yourself how well this fits into the responsibilities of a public servant. This ... Administration (ASPA) has spent decades thinking about how to put into words the responsibilities of a public servant (see the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Gap Between Advice and Enforcement, and The Isolation of Independence
... did not accept the gift. There was a discussion about how large this gap should be. Mark Davies said that COIB was trying to narrow ... a summary of the idea straight out of the book. Think how different a government ethics program would be if it required officials and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Albert Hirschman on Conflicts Between the Private and the Public
... to a cause, if not with sacrifice for the common good. How surprising it is then to discover ... that political activity often ... power and public office. It is worth remembering how unusual our political culture is, especially in historical terms. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Explaining the Business Aspects of a Conflict Situation
... to know this. In fact, we cannot say that we truly know how fair and impartial we ourselves can be when we have a conflict. We have ... and impartial, he should explain in detail to the public how his business works and why price negotiations would or would not affect ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Program Ideas from a Small Town in Vermont
... will stone someone to death. But isn't that, effectively, how juries are chosen? Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. ... town-wide discussion of the ethical environment it wants and how to achieve it. The town's stated goal in considering an ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Duties of Ethics Board Members: The Bad Example of Detroit
... of one of its parties, which is arguably worse. Think how it appears to Board members when their chair, an author of the ethics code itself, takes side in a matter before the Board. How can it not affect the Board’s decision, or be seen to affect the ...
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Gwinnett County Ethics Reform III - County Officials' Response to Ethics Recommendations
... was also mentioned by many... Today, everyone realizes how serious a problem communications between officials and developers, as well ... to be created, there was considerable disagreement as to how such a board should be constituted, with some favoring substantial staff ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
