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1. Nonviolence and Government Ethics VI – Integrative Power

   ... of integrative power sounds pretty naïve. Here's how Gandhi put it: "Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by fear of ... role, and change not only the tone of government ethics, but how and when it becomes a public issue. In order for an EC or ethics ...

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

2. A Miscellany

   ... is in a battle regarding who can cut its budget and how. The administration made cuts in the budget, and now wants to restore the ... made. Independence is not only what it says on paper, but how things are done, and the attitude and recognition of all involved. The EC ...

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

3. Broward County (FL) Ethics Reform Talk: Gifts and Advice

   ... based on the ethics officer's recommendations. This is how most jurisdictions handle ethics advice. There are problems with ... also be given a clear time line, with a report that shows how all the advantages and disadvantages play out in practice. An experiment ...

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

4. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind IX: Moral Capital, Blind Spots, and Asking

   ... Haidt's book to remind me of the most famous quotation on how much easier it is for us to see others' conflicts (and tell them how they should deal with them) than it is to see our own: Why do you see ...

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

5. Legislators and Pension Plans: The Class Exception vs. The Appearance of Impropriety

   ... tell only part of the story. At least as important is how the legislators responded to this investigation by the state's largest eight newspapers. How cooperative were they? The newspapers sent a questionnaire to each ...

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

6. Leadership and Obstacles to Ethics Reform

   ... behavior, and an ethics survey to provide a benchmark to see how the program works. For more information about the Venice ethics ... in smaller jurisdictions. What is unusual about Venice is how dependent the program was on the city manager, who left his position last ...

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

7. Ethical Dilemma

   ... says a Council staffer whose boss opposes dramatic reforms. "How do you prevent the power from becoming part of the system? How do you control it?" Council members are guarding the status quo, Dunham ...

   donmc - 2006-01-12 11:56 - 0 comments

8. Bellevue Council Can't Get a Grip on an Ethics Investigation

   ... officer. But it has chosen not to. The attorney wrote, "How do you think the Seattle City Council would react if Seattle Mayor Mike ... with a conflict that arises from an investigation into how responsibly one dealt with one's conflict. The Bellevue council should ...

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

9. Bid Rigging, Organized Crime, and State Takeover of Cities

   ... entitled "The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia: How America's biggest banks took part in a nationwide bid-rigging conspiracy - ... ethical misconduct relating to local governments, or how much. Even in Chicago, the court found that it could not charge the bid ...

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

10. An Exemplary Ethics Officer Report on a Specific Ethics Matter

    ... not followed in this matter. What I love most about how Atlanta's ethics officer handles matters such as this is that she doesn't ... ethics matters. They should also recognize from this report how important it is to have an ethics officer. An ethics commission without ...

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

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