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1. How Should Ethics Reform Be Done?

   ... who are subject to it is as important as the substantive content of the ordinance. The more people are involved, the more it enters ... when the one who is subject to it says the equivalent of: "I have adopted it, and this is my baby!" The process of adopting an ethics ...

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

2. Caring About Process

   ... how important process is, instead of pandering to content-oriented concerns about the economy, terrorism, and the like, they will ... of seeing that the process is at least as important as the content of the policies that come out of the process. Robert Wechsler ...

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

3. A Crippling Case of Ethics Self-Enforcement

   Body:  I recently wrote a blog post about a false statements in elections law in ... 30, 2010 (there was an even split 3-3), the state judicial conduct panel "made findings of fact that each of the four sentences in the ... invites future judicial candidates to push and distort the content of advertising in judicial campaigns as far past truthful communication ...

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

4. Cases from the Salkin Roundup I

   ... land use . Her focus is on cases that have gone to court. I will be discussing a few of the cases in this and further blog posts. ... schedule a public hearing, which had nothing to do with the content of the matter. But the town charter requires disclosure of a conflict ...

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

5. Not Much to Get Excited About in Baltimore's Ethics Reforms

   ... appoint a new ethics board of his or her own. Nothing says "I control the ethics board" better than this sort of practice. The mayor ... calling for a better ethics program. More specifically, I don't see anyone calling for taking ethics enforcement out of the hands of ... by its elected officials, who seem perfectly content arguing over whether the mayor should get two or three ethics ...

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

6. F. G. Bailey's The Prevalence of Deceit

   ... blog entry, on the three lies of government ethics, is that I had just finished F. G. Bailey's book The Prevalence of Deceit ... of why I keep comming back to read your excellent quality content that is forever updated. Thank you! Log ...

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

7. Logical Fallacies III - The Straw Man Wears Camouflage

   ... to me just yesterday evening at a budget hearing in my town. I compared our town budget to three towns about our size in our state, and ... residential neighborhoods were to be protected. The actual content of the Master Plan and the details of the vision it puts forward then ...

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

8. The Gap Between Advice and Enforcement, and The Isolation of Independence

   ... It would also help people bypass a lot of obstacles: the blind spots that cause most people to feel that they are acting in the public ...

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

9. Jax Ethics Code

   ... is not given. Among other things, a gift may be: (i)       Real property; (ii)      The use of property; ... other than official responsibilities. (c)      Unethical lending or borrowing. It is a violation of this Chapter for an ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 15:13 - 0 comments

10. Legislative Immunity, Local Government Attorneys, and Bell, California

    ... is that state EC decisions are usually not about the content of a vote, such as the amount of an official's salary, but rather about ... worth sharing, since it speaks to the group of individuals I feel have the greatest responsibility for preventing unethical conduct in ...

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

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