Yes. The first focus of many politicians is loyalty to party when it should be thinking through history, deep understanding of needs, solutions, and strategies. So many of them are egocentric and power-hungry and they carry that baggage into the chambers of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. They need term limits, too. And str…
Yes. The first focus of many politicians is loyalty to party when it should be thinking through history, deep understanding of needs, solutions, and strategies. So many of them are egocentric and power-hungry and they carry that baggage into the chambers of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. They need term limits, too. And stronger consequences for failing to honor their oath and code of ethics.
And Code of Ethics. My profession requires me to complete a two hour course w formal exam at the end of it every two years. I’m
Always pleased when I accomplish this as I have studied the current challenges that have come before our ethics board of examiners in past two years upon which I am now being examined.
People today pay lip service (if that) to both any code of ethics/conduct or to an oath that is sworn.
The only time I ever had a challenge in that regard was when I had a Sheriff that wanted to "rewrite" our code of ethics to specifically delineate conduct that was prohibited, based on his perceptions as a very evangelical man. I believe it got as far as a draft copy when someone in the cadre developing it pointed out that several of the components of "ethical conduct" violated constitutional protections. If that had ever come to be, I would have resigned rather than swear to abide by a code that made my life "unethical".
Yes. The first focus of many politicians is loyalty to party when it should be thinking through history, deep understanding of needs, solutions, and strategies. So many of them are egocentric and power-hungry and they carry that baggage into the chambers of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. They need term limits, too. And stronger consequences for failing to honor their oath and code of ethics.
Start w definitions of each: oath
And Code of Ethics. My profession requires me to complete a two hour course w formal exam at the end of it every two years. I’m
Always pleased when I accomplish this as I have studied the current challenges that have come before our ethics board of examiners in past two years upon which I am now being examined.
People today pay lip service (if that) to both any code of ethics/conduct or to an oath that is sworn.
The only time I ever had a challenge in that regard was when I had a Sheriff that wanted to "rewrite" our code of ethics to specifically delineate conduct that was prohibited, based on his perceptions as a very evangelical man. I believe it got as far as a draft copy when someone in the cadre developing it pointed out that several of the components of "ethical conduct" violated constitutional protections. If that had ever come to be, I would have resigned rather than swear to abide by a code that made my life "unethical".