Ethics reform to date, amounts to selecting the most ethically indefensible things that a politician or public servant could do, and then prohibit them individually.
I have not yet seen ethics reform that rests on the foundation of truth telling.
If the truth is not on the table, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,
what difference is made, by any other ethic?
No one will ever be held accountable for misconduct they can hide.
Any "ethics reform" that does not rest on a foundation of truth telling, is a failure on its face.
How can you talk about ethics and not talk about telling the truth?
Why is it unreasonable to expect a candidate for public service or political office, to raise their right hand and swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, about the public interests and about their public service?
How can you run for public service or political office,
without ever having to promise to tell the truth
when you get there?
Every legitimate question about the public interests or about their public service deserves a candid, forthright, and honest response, and rather immediately.
It is not alright for a public servant or politician to say;
I am not going to answer any more questions.
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