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  1. Nonviolence and Government Ethics VII – Seeking Order

    ... gandhi.jpg Body:  Seeking Order in Government All government officials seek order, not just in the sense of ... and destroyed relationships. In this sense, government ethics seeks order in governments where unethical conduct is taken for granted, ...

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

  2. A New Government Ethics Report from a New Florida Organization

    ... and criminal misconduct. The state has a weak state ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over local officials, and until recently only one good local government ethics program, in Miami/Dade County (Jacksonville and Palm Beach ...

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

  3. COGEL Talk on Legislative Immunity: Same Goals As Government Ethics, and Not Absolute

    ... is the text of a talk I gave at the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws conference this week. Due to time limitations, I was not able to ... the first time the Speech or Debate Clause was applied to government ethics enforcement. Since then, what is known as the legislative ...

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

  4. Ethics Watchdogs, Motives, and Georgia's Ethics Program Problem

    ... a handle on him. In other words, laziness. He has been an ethics and non-ethics watchdog in Georgia for many years, filing numerous ... the local level. He heads an organization called Ethics in Government, which does not seem to have a website. When an ethics watchdog ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments

  5. The Three Lies of Government Ethics

    ... lies, and the third one is the punch line. Unfortunately, in government ethics there aren't any punch lines, but there are lies, or at least common ...

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

  6. Local Government Ethics Programs 2.0 [2nd Edition]

    2nd Edition of the book: A Resource for Ethics Commission Members, Local Officials, Attorneys, Journalists, and ... The second edition of this comprehensive book about local government ethics programs. And it's free! See more details here: ...

    donmc - 2014-07-01 13:51 - 0 comments

  7. The Conflicts of Local Government Associations

    ... wondering about the inherent conflicts involved in local government associations. The bottom line is, Is there any relationship between ... and laws such as the new Michigan model local government ethics code and the Michigan law that requires charter township board ...

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

  8. Situational Ethics Is Inappropriate in a Government Ethics Context

    Body:  The term "situational ethics" derives from a particular theory of a priest named Joseph Fletcher, ... don't care whether their actions undermine trust in government, any more than they care about the deleterious effects of attack ... ethics, ethics that focuses on the ends, is not what government ethics is about. Government ethics is rules-based ethics. ...

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

  9. Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform II

    ... on how Richard W. Painter's recommendations for federal ethics reform in his book, Getting the Government America Deserves: How Ethics Reform Can Make a Difference ...

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

  10. The Irresponsible Actions of a New Government Ethics Group

    Body:  Government ethics groups come in all shapes and sizes. City Ethics, an ordinary nonprofit, has a website with huge amounts of information about government ethics, and no financial resources. The American Dream Initiative, a ...

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

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