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Palm Beach County Ethics Program Has Passed
... . The most interesting thing about this response to numerous political scandals in the county is that, as in Miami-Dade County, ... involved in willful misconduct, although it's not clear how. This is an excellent step forward for Palm Beach County. Robert ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Nepotism Isn't About Kennedys
... being a Kennedy and the son of a governor formerly married to a Kennedy (for those too young to remember, Bobby Kennedy was once a U.S. ... of games with travel expenses, overtime, and cash. And how many people want to work for a married couple? I did it once, and one would ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Guaranteeing an Ethics Commission's Budget
Body: The dream of every ethics commission is to have a guaranteed budget. But it is not really a dream for two reasons. One, ... other investigations as well as future investigations? How do you deal responsibly with this situation? You can't withdraw, you can't ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Problems with an IG Approach to Local Government Ethics
... I believe that an ethics commission/ethics officer approach to local government ethics is far better than an inspector general approach. ... public is simply oblivious to his existence and don't know how to file a complaint." But the same thing about striking fear is being ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Conflicts of Interest and the Founding Fathers
... on government ethics that gives an interesting context to our thoughts about it. 'Eighteenth-century British America ... was ... municipal politicians are in it for private gain, no matter how often they say they act out of public service. But it is worth ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A News Miscellany
... that don't merit their own blog entries: Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. 1. Here is a small news item ... who wants to be a member. 3. For a tragicomic look at how the government leaders (in and out of office) of a small town in eastern ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Role of Motive in Government Ethics
... the talk is not about legislative immunity, it turns out to be perfectly okay to discuss a legislator's motives, as well as others' ... It's not a matter of your motive, it's a matter of how your conduct appears to the public. As for a union leader, he is not a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Problems with Luzerne County's New Ethics Program
... the ethics program created by Luzerne County, PA in response to one of the ugliest scandals in modern times . Luzerne County finally got ... violations occurred before May 24. What is frightening is how many complaints alleging dishonorable service by officials without ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... have much chance of passing. Lo and behold, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune this week , these reforms passed ... has demonstrated that the reforms are needed. Kind of like how there was a push for the ability to recall the governor after the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Some Consequences of the Misuse of Power Involved in Elected Officials Squabbling
... it got worse. On the last day of the conference, according to an article in the Arizona Republic , the county attorney filed ... about the oppressive, raw exercise of power under way." How has this all been allowed to get so out of hand? In one word, fear. Fear of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
