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1. Logical Fallacies III - The Straw Man Wears Camouflage

   ... men made of straw. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. The Straw Man is set up in response to an argument when the ... example, from a recent Teaneck, New Jersey political blog entry . There has been a big controversy over a new Master Plan for the ...

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

2. The People's Pledge in Mayoral Races

   ... ethics program. According to a Los Angeles Times blog post , in Los Angeles, in early 2013, one mayoral candidate surprised ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Campaign Finance ...

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3. Jefferson County, Alabama - Charitable and Not-So Charitable Giving by Contractors Leads to Disaster

   ... is a lot. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. According to an article in today’s New York Times , a ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related County Related ...

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4. Is Benefitting Constituents Representing Them or Benefitting Oneself?

   ... lack that power. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. As the Economist' s Lexington columnist showed so ... Federal money to Alaska was called "Stevens money." See my blog entr y on the ethics of naming public buildings after serving officials. ...

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5. City Attorney's Advice re Conflicts of Interest: A New California Supreme Court Decision

   ... of our officials.' Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. In addition, the court pointed out that the city attorney is ... City Ethics Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related County Related ...

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6. The Broward League of Cities' Poor Ethics Recommendations

   ... to the county's municipalities (see my November 2010 blog post ). Many of the municipalities had problems with the ordinance, ... hearing officer to make a de minimis determination (see my blog post on the concept of de minimis )? $25 per occurrence is not de ...

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7. Pension Forfeiture

   ... accountability. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. I saw people's desire for retribution focus on this issue ... Research-Retired, City Ethics Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related County Related ...

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8. Divulging Confidential Information Is Not a Conflict If It Only Benefits Someone Politically

   Body:  In a recent blog post on the new Michigan Model Local Government Ethics Ordinance, ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related Confidential ... Permalink I love the blog, Robert, but boy, this comment leaves me cold. The duty of confidentiality ...

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9. The Supreme Court Is to Consider How Honest Services Fraud Jives with Ethics Laws

   ... fraud statute (before reading on, please read my earlier blog post on the meaning and history of honest services fraud). As I noted in the earlier blog post, Justice Scalia recently dissented against the Supreme Court's ...

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10. Current Ethics Reform I - Orange County and Oakland, CA

    ... lot of action in the area of ethics reform. In the next few blog posts, I will summarize the action. Orange County, CA ... City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Ethics Codes Ethics ...

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