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Tweak or Landmark Reform?
... Chicago Sun-Times , Illinois Gov. Quinn called the new ethics bill he signed a "landmark" change to the state's political culture. ... ... What we always were advocating for was game-changing reform." Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2009-08-20 12:23 - 0 comments
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Against the Whole Thing
... It's refreshing when an elected official attacks government ethics head-on. This is what Tennessee state representative Willie ... Press report . He wants to do away with the state ethics commission altogether, arguing that it isn't necessary since the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2010-11-05 14:56 - 0 comments
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Join the Club?
Body: When people support ethics programs that feature toothless enforcement, reel off the names of the ... are just the sort of people who do not really want ethics enforcement. Ask those who oppose effective, independent ethics enforcement if they are that sort of people, too. Robert ...
Robert Wechsler - 2009-11-20 09:13 - 0 comments
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Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics IV - Wayne Le Cheminant's Essay
... a good picture of his fascinating approach to government ethics. Le Cheminant begins by noting that "corruption is generally seen ... or even drafted the law, or failed to create or improve an ethics program (an alternate version is, "I was not found guilty," even when ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Trust and the Us-Them Mentality
... more. In other words, one could argue that local government ethics seeks to increase the release of oxytocin in the brains of people when ... apply equally to any us-them division. While government ethics tends to focus on the public's trust in government, which is essential ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Complicity with or Knowledge of Others' Violations
... or employee* is appearing* or will soon appear, or the Ethics Commission if the violation is past or if it is not immediately relevant ... into stool pigeons. But, in fact, a principal reason why ethics programs are ineffective is that officials and employees feel they can ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:07 - 0 comments
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Making Use of Expertise
... professional experience. With what is now required by the Ethics Commission, these same professionals are feeling they can't run the risk ... like to learn something about land use issues. Ethics reform in Palm Beach County, as elsewhere, provides a great opportunity to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Process vs. Substance
... about one of the most important problems in government ethics: process vs. substance. A quick recap: this evening, the Venice ... there. Someone who stands up for progressives who break ethics or freedom of information laws (assuming they believe in these) is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Kingdom of Individuals I: Three Duties and the Organizational Contract
... of interest that is ordinarily dealt with in government ethics. But what the author says about the conflicts of interest in ... wrote that, in formal organizations, “the pattern of ethics that is imposed, emphasizing duty, puts the organization in a privileged ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Drastic Proposals to Disassemble the Dream Machine
... That's got to be the first time government ethics and city housing have come together in a law, not to mention a ... of it, ultimately they are responsible for local government ethics. This definitely seems like a better method than a ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
