Lege gets no respect
The recently released tapes of October state House Ethics Committee hearings into bribery allegations indicate not only that the slime was more widespread than Republican leaders acknowledged publicly, but that the politically compromised committee botched the probe.In an opinion column, Deseret News political editor Bob Bernick shares some of what went on behind closed doors after a group of moderate Republicans and Democrats brought a complaint against Rep. Greg Hughes, alleging he had offered campaign money to a colleague if she would switch her vote against school vouchers. Hughes was exonerated. Says Bernick:
Meanwhile, the Tribune's editorial writers give their opinion of the Legislature's chances of passing ethics reform with breathtaking cynicism:The tapes prove one thing overwhelmingly: Legislators are inherently unable to adjudicate their own ethics.
Clear ethical standards need to be set, and an outside group given the authority to investigate and judge state officials' ethical actions.
This is the year that the Utah Legislature will pass substantive ethics reforms. Oh, and the Cubs are going to win the World Series, and pigs are going to fly.
1 Comments:
Since when was Bernick is an expert on ethical behavior? He's one of the most corrupt newsmen around. He masquerades as a reporters when he's really nothing but an editorialist. Of course, Joe Cannon is running things, so what else would you expect?
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