For those who have grown a bit cynical, the idea of ethics in government might appear self-contradictory. In other words, we might be able to have one or the other, but not both — at least not at the same time. This thinking is partly a by-product of the very public ethical lapses committed by those in government positions.
As easy as it would be at this point to launch into a diatribe against the Clintons, who have taken corruption to new levels, they are really just one part of the problem. And it distracts us from the fact that there are government officials who do exhibit a high level of ethical behavior in their spheres of responsibility.
The problem is compounded by the need to review the behavior of government officials when potential ethics violations are discovered. What this implies is that we have the government monitoring the government. The potential problems with that are obvious.
As Mr. Trump prepares to arrive in the Oval Office we see how this system can go awry. More on page two.
Good luck trying to convince anyone here with facts Tom. For those yelling “what about Clinton…” Well, that has ZERO bearing on anything. She is not, and was not, POTUS – so who cares. This is about the very real ethical conflicts of trump, who becomes POTUS on Friday. Chaffetz is a double-standard punk bully. If you want the people’s respect, then uphold and demand ethics on both sides of the aisle, not just the opposing side.
Chavettz is a loud mouth$#%&!@* #DraintheSwamp
Good point Ned
Nope.. 2 of the few in congress that went after the truth whether they agreed or not.
How us that cowardly?
Go get em kid.
Who cares
Ned Portune Unfortunately as SecState, she also falls under the same ethics constraints and therefore it DOES matter. Her “Pay-to-Play” scams should also have been investigated by the ethics people and they weren’t.
Chaffetz has always tried to do what’s right.
I don’t have any problem with her foundation being investigated. Although I suspect the investigation would have found that suspicions were blown out of proportion – but that’s what this office is for. The stonewalling by Chaffetz to inhibit investigation and evaluation of Trump’s COIs is appalling!
Are they all hiding nasty secrets?