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The Democrat's Reform Package
Commentary for Friday 01/05/2007 Democrats Seek to Save Us
The expedient Solution: Most everyone has a pretty good idea of
right and wrong. At least that was a generally accepted notion until recently. Universal
acceptance of what is considered wrong was codified to discourage others from doing
wrong and to determine the punishment a person would pay for breaking the rules.
But politicians live by a set of rules that are elastic and removed from the rules
that you and I have to live by.
Politicians who receive compensation for legislation: (bribes)
Any compensation for a legislative act by any public official is illegal, unethical,
and morally not acceptable. However, we find that it is a common practice among
lawmakers. The compensation may take different forms; travel expenses, campaign
donations, lunches, or the old favorite, cash. Lawmakers know whether a particular
'perk' will be scrutinized by their ethics committee or not.
Some graft is institutional: Once the practice of accepting particular
'perks' becomes common, it fades into the background of being something that is
considered 'just the way things are done' instead of being something wrong. Some
of the 'perks' that fit into this category are; free lunches, golf outings, campaign
contributions, and expense paid fact-finding junkets. Even though they are common
forms of graft, they have been accepted to be normal and how things are in Washington.
Some of these items have to be declared to pass muster, but this is only a formality,
and this minimum standard declaration makes everything all right. By placing minimum
demands upon these politicians, they can continue to skirt ethics without censure.
The new lobby reform act proposed by newly elected House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, still skirts the major offenses, and generally maintains
the ability of congress to carry on as usual. However well received this effort
is by the press, it is actually not much more than hype. If the proposal had outlawed
the Lobbyist from making campaign contributions, then the Democrats would have something
to be proud of.
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