Question: Will we learn anything from this administration and elect honest representatives to amend our Constitution to explicitly prevent the nepotism and corruption we are witnessing or will be just complain loudly and often?
And now the head of Ethics Committee is resigning. There are so many people who are becoming embarrassed by our elected Representatives who have; it seems, absolutely no ethics. People who are morally upright and well educated do not want to be involved in this government saying “what’s the use, it’s too much trouble, it’s never going to change”. And it’s true we just come in here and complain. We’re either too old or too busy or too tired.
In addition to the above 14 rules of conduct for executive branch employees, Congress, on June 27, 1980, unanimously passed a law establishing the followinggeneral Code of Ethics for Government Service.
Signed by President Jimmy Carter on July 3, 1980, Public Law 96-303 requires that, “Any person in Government service should:”
Put loyalty to the highest moral principles and to country above loyalty to persons, party, or Government department.
Uphold the Constitution, laws, and regulations of the United States and of all governments therein and never be a party to their evasion.
Give a full day’s labor for a full day’s pay; giving earnest effort and best thought to the performance of duties.
Seek to find and employ more efficient and economical ways of getting tasks accomplished.
Never discriminate unfairly by the dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone, whether for remuneration or not; and never accept, for himself or herself or for family members, favors or benefits under circumstances which might be construed by reasonable persons as influencing the performance of governmental duties.
Make no private promises of any kind binding upon the duties of office, since a Government employee has no private word which can be binding on public duty.
Engage in no business with the Government, either directly or indirectly, which is inconsistent with the conscientious performance of governmental duties.
Never use any information gained confidentially in the performance of governmental duties as a means of making private profit.
Expose corruption wherever discovered.
Uphold these principles, ever conscious that public office is a public trust.
superposition almost 7 years ago
Question: Will we learn anything from this administration and elect honest representatives to amend our Constitution to explicitly prevent the nepotism and corruption we are witnessing or will be just complain loudly and often?
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Will he have new cards printed up when they are fellow inmates at Leavenworth?
Zev almost 7 years ago
Where’s the gold leaf?
Radish the wordsmith almost 7 years ago
How long is the Trump admin national nightmare going to be allowed to continue?
Teto85 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Most apropos.
Sadandconfused9 almost 7 years ago
And now the head of Ethics Committee is resigning. There are so many people who are becoming embarrassed by our elected Representatives who have; it seems, absolutely no ethics. People who are morally upright and well educated do not want to be involved in this government saying “what’s the use, it’s too much trouble, it’s never going to change”. And it’s true we just come in here and complain. We’re either too old or too busy or too tired.
superposition almost 7 years ago
https://www.thoughtco.com/code-of-ethics-for-us-government-service-4052443
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THE OVERARCHING RULES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
In addition to the above 14 rules of conduct for executive branch employees, Congress, on June 27, 1980, unanimously passed a law establishing the followinggeneral Code of Ethics for Government Service.
Signed by President Jimmy Carter on July 3, 1980, Public Law 96-303 requires that, “Any person in Government service should:”
Put loyalty to the highest moral principles and to country above loyalty to persons, party, or Government department.
Uphold the Constitution, laws, and regulations of the United States and of all governments therein and never be a party to their evasion.
Give a full day’s labor for a full day’s pay; giving earnest effort and best thought to the performance of duties.
Seek to find and employ more efficient and economical ways of getting tasks accomplished.
Never discriminate unfairly by the dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone, whether for remuneration or not; and never accept, for himself or herself or for family members, favors or benefits under circumstances which might be construed by reasonable persons as influencing the performance of governmental duties.
Make no private promises of any kind binding upon the duties of office, since a Government employee has no private word which can be binding on public duty.
Engage in no business with the Government, either directly or indirectly, which is inconsistent with the conscientious performance of governmental duties.
Never use any information gained confidentially in the performance of governmental duties as a means of making private profit.
Expose corruption wherever discovered.
Uphold these principles, ever conscious that public office is a public trust.
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