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A Miscellany
... But that's what can happen when officials are allowed to select ethics commission members. According to an article in yesterday's ... be investigated by the committee reached the end of his term some time ago. The mayor wants to replace him, and the council wants to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Incompatible Offices in Perspective
... conflict I have not dealt with in this blog. A good occasion to do this is a recent California attorney general's opinion interpreting ... are many offices that one individual should not hold, the term "incompatible offices" refers to only a subsection of these offices. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Local Government Attorneys - More or Fewer Ethics Rules?
... the Jackson County (MO) county legislature decided to exclude not only county legislature members from its new ethics code, but ... This chapter applies to all public servants, as the term is defined in this chapter, except licensed attorneys at law acting in the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Moral Clarity I - Reason and Ideals
... (Princeton, 2008) and found a lot there of value to government ethics, even though government ethics doesn’t generally involve ... professionals tend to be grown-up idealists, to use the term in Neiman’s title. And this, like "government ethics," is not an ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Recusal Involves Participation in Any Forum
... One of the most common mistakes government officials make is to see recusal as involving only a decision whether or not to vote on a ... is clear about what recusal is, although it doesn't use the term. "[A]s soon as members of City boards, commissions, committees and the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Problems with a New Report on Chicago's Level of Corruption
Body: What is corruption? I try not to use this word with respect to government ethics, because it is commonly thought of as having to do with ... kickbacks, fraud, and embezzlement. There is, however, the term "institutional corruption," which deals with legal misconduct that ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Problems Arising from a Bribery Case in Jefferson Parish, LA
... a suburb of New Orleans with about 430,000 people. According to an article in the Advocate yesterday , an employee of a large parish ... if it would help"), but not as a "transaction," a term that is not defined. There is no need to speak of "transactions." Nor ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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In NJ, Large Campaign Contributors Have a Conflicted Relationship
... news: Westminster is not alone. No, I am not referring to the British Parliament or the New York dog show. I am referring to ... shall remain in effect until the expiration of the term of office which the State official was seeking when the contribution was ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Narrow and Vague Ethics Code Definitions of "Doing Business"
... for which a disclosure statement is required by Subtitle 7 {“Financial Disclosure”} of this article; and (2) ... the period over which payments are to be made. The term "business with the city" appears in the gift disclosure provision, Section ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Revolving Door: Descent or Ascent?
... which means "descent from heaven," the way Shinto gods used to come down to visit earth. Government is heaven, business earth. But not just ... as seikai tensin (I can't find a translation of this term). There are two things that characterize the Japanese revolving door. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
