http://kcpw.org/blog/local-news/2009-08-19/lawmakers-talk-ethics-on-capitol-hill/ 88.3 | 105.3 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kcpw.org/blog/local-news/2009-08-19/lawmakers-talk-ethics-on-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Pete Ashdown’s Journal » Ethics Reform Initiative Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:42:35 +0000 http://kcpw.org/?p=4653#comment-255 [...] surprisingly, some legislators don’t like the idea. Senator Sheldon Killpack, in a “Did you read the initiative?” moment said that an [...] [...] surprisingly, some legislators don’t like the idea. Senator Sheldon Killpack, in a “Did you read the initiative?” moment said that an [...]

]]> http://kcpw.org/blog/local-news/2009-08-19/lawmakers-talk-ethics-on-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-139 involvedcitizen Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:57:37 +0000 http://kcpw.org/?p=4653#comment-139 Senator Killpack is wrong in saying that control rests in "one person's hands who does the appointing." The five Independent Ethics Commissioners would be randomly selected from a pool of 20 qualified citizens who are agreed to unanimously by the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate. In this way, the Commission would be shielded from the ever-present politics that currently affect deliberations of the House and Senate Ethics Committee. The Commission is to be established as an arm of the legislature, however, something that respects the authority of the legislature under the Utah Constitution. The selection process is better than many other appointment processes that the Legislature oversees. Senator Killpack is wrong in saying that control rests in “one person’s hands who does the appointing.” The five Independent Ethics Commissioners would be randomly selected from a pool of 20 qualified citizens who are agreed to unanimously by the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate. In this way, the Commission would be shielded from the ever-present politics that currently affect deliberations of the House and Senate Ethics Committee. The Commission is to be established as an arm of the legislature, however, something that respects the authority of the legislature under the Utah Constitution. The selection process is better than many other appointment processes that the Legislature oversees.

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