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1. Public Servants and Free Speech

   ... ethics terms called constitutionally vague. The court didn't buy the argument. Protected Speech vs. Important Governmental Interest ... (on p. 16) cites the Turner Broadcasting case, saying that "'content neutral laws impact First Amendment rights incidentally," Turner ...

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

2. Blind Spots VIII — How to Handle Our Blind Spots

   ... piggy bank for savings). They recognize the problem of how our commitments escalate, how reluctant we are to walk away from a course of action once we've decided on ...

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

3. When Conflicts Can Help a Town Save Money -- And How to Handle Them

   ... and the credit. But is this legitimate, and even if it is, how should it be handled? According to an article in yesterday's ... up front and let council and ed committee members know how good the deal was by showing them what others were offering? How else could ...

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

4. Local Government EC Director Shows How It's Done

   ... rules of the city's ethics code. The story is instructive in how to handle such difficult matters. (Disclosure: I know and have a lot of ... was investigated and settled in just over two weeks. This is how it ought to be. See Part 2 of my look at confidentiality rules in ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

5. Is Motive Relevant to Lobbying?

   ... stadium for an expansion major league soccer he was going to buy, and Miami-Dade County wanted to be that place. In fact, the government ... important reason is that it is very difficult to prove. How, in fact, do we know who initiated the contact that led to the meeting? We ...

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

6. The Gift

   ... gift is a thing we do not get by our own efforts. We cannot buy it; we cannot acquire it through an act of will. It is bestowed upon us." ... time comes to put my name on the line.  A gift, no matter how well-intentioned, deflects objective judgment.  Persons whose position in ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

7. Clear Evidence of How Dealing Irresponsibly with a Conflict Can Undermine the Public Trust

   ... about the Internet is that it provides a clear picture of how people respond to officials who do not deal responsibly with their conflicts of interest, and how such irresponsible actions can undermine people's trust in government. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

8. An Arrogant Response to an Ethics Report

   ... and starting off with the good is a good idea. I know how easy it is to focus on the bad and the problematic, but it is also ... reputation and reliability of the speaker, rather than the content of the speech, is what people do when they can't adequately respond to ...

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

9. How Not to Deal with Sunshine and Ethics Matters

   ... month. Here is a blog entry I posted this week. It shows how not to deal with sunshine and ethics matters. The explanations employed by ... a high school civics class, would start them thinking how to slyly misrepresent laws to favor their goal rather than honestly ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-10-05 12:27 - 0 comments

10. How Massachusetts Handles Favors and Favoritism

    ... Gwinnett County, especially the first , I spoke about how the problem of not following formal processes is a serious government ... are not supposed to do friends favors like this. But how can an ethics code let them know this? Of course, there is no "don't ...

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

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