I don't think these laws make public officials ethical. They tell the public we mean business because we are serious about wanting an ethical institution.
It was bothering her, so she chose public service.
States are doing this for two reasons. They want to be ethical institutions, and they want the skeptical public to view them as ethical institutions.
The scandal at the congressional level has received so much publicity, it does permeate down to the state legislative level. Legislators will take a look at where their laws may be vulnerable _ and what is the public's expectation of them.
These laws show the public we mean business. It will probably be a step toward increasing public credibility toward the legislature.
This was a case of competing values. Honesty, fairness, respect, responsibility and compassion, these values drive our actions.
What happens in the states too often is that when the ethics commission oversees the Legislature, and the Legislature gets mad at them, they cut their budget.
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