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1. Advice on Advisory Opinions

   ... better government ethics program. The reason is that no one files a complaint when they do not expect a fair hearing of the complaint (most ... neutral). In any event, complaints are not central to an ethics program. What is central to an ethics program are advisory ...

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

2. Draft Upload

   Body:  Just a place to upload the files from... Attachment Size draft-lobbying-chapter- Robert-Wechsler.pdf 0 bytes draft-lobbying-chapter- ...

   admin - 2015-02-15 10:20

3. Retired Citizens of Florida Speak out on Ethics

   ... in Florida that involves numerous groups joining forces to fight for the passage of effective laws in Florida to close loopholes in ... have to sit on their hands and do nothing unless a citizen files a complaint. Also, the resolution calls for the creation of independent ...

   cmiller - 2012-06-20 07:14 - 0 comments

4. The Political Use of Ethics Complaints, and the Manipulation of the Press

   ... of the ethics process is what has led many jurisdictions to prohibit any mention of filing an ethics complaint and to prohibit the ... campaign thinks it has the goods on its opponent, so an ally files an ethics complaint. Then the campaign publicizes said complaint, and it ...

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

5. Nevada Senator Given Legislative Immunity from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

   ... Clause. The judge gave the senator a preliminary injuction to prevent his having to appear before the ethics commission next week. No ... a prelimary injunction (it's broken into two searchable PDF files, 1 and 2 ), the senator's petition for judicial review , and ...

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

6. Fire, Smoke, and Snowballs

   Body:  It's valuable to put government ethics in the larger context of the use of public office for ... Rosenfeld spent thirty years getting hold of FBI files on its surveillance of the University of California at Berkeley, ... but rather in petty, personal attempts to seek revenge. For example, thirty agents were assigned to find out who had ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

7. Why Local Party Leaders Should Be Part of a Local Ethics Program

   ... between person and office. What makes this official tough to deal with is that his only local office was a party position. Someone like ... develop affordable housing in Brooklyn, Lopez secured vacant sites for the RBSCC, making it almost impossible for anyone else to ...

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

8. ERC Releases Report:

   ... of the document: Note that they have removed the link to the paper. It may be elsewhere... [quote=The Ethics Resource Center (See: ... (Or click on the document image to the right...) 1 Clark, Hannah. (2006, October 23). Chief Ethics Officers: Who Needs Them? ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 14:06 - 0 comments

9. Very Problematic Fort Worth Ethics Reform Proposals

   ... in Fort Worth and, most important, some proposed changes to its ethics program that take it in the wrong direction. Since it was the ... get a zoning permit. The city attorney says he can. Someone files a complaint, and the official has the defense that he followed the city ...

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

10. A Very Short Rant on Financial Disclosure and Ethics Self-Regulation

    Body:  It's always nice to see politicians provide evidence for the argument that ethics self-regulation doesn't work, but it's rare for it to happen in so public a way as occurred yesterday. According to an article ... a businessperson or professional who knows how to keep files and how to work with an accountant. If they can't even be honest about ...

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

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