tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post7211897948823770331..comments2024-03-23T08:51:09.577-08:00Comments on Progressive Alaska: Saradise Lost - Book 2 - Chapter 45-- In Defense of Sondra TompkinsPhilip Mungerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14601488767955084836noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-12758933458266102852009-04-23T11:07:00.000-08:002009-04-23T11:07:00.000-08:00First, I think we should amend our constitution in...First, I think we should amend our constitution in two ways (unfortunately the legislature would have to do that for individual amendments); so a constitutional convention could be called by a 2/3 majority voter initiative, and second so a convention could be called for a specific limited purpose defined in the initiative, like, say, to revise executive branch ethics.<br /><br />I believe the only way executive branch ethics would even have a chance of being reformed would be if the legislature and governor were not involved.<br /><br />I think executive branch oversight should be handled by an independent commission that is either non partisan or balanced between the two major political parties and also represented with independent voters. I think commissioners should be appointed by the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, similar to how public members are now appointed to the Legislature's ethics committee.<br /><br />If we revised our constitution with ethics provisions that had bite, and if we had independent enforcement, perhaps our politicians would become more ethical.<br /><br />By the way, I've been thinking about this for a while!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-76368841348290758022009-04-23T09:15:00.000-08:002009-04-23T09:15:00.000-08:00In the magical world of Sarah Palin, everything sh...In the magical world of Sarah Palin, everything she does is RIGHT. In the magical world of Sarah Palin, ethics are what SHE says they are, and can change from day to day, hour to hour. In the magical world of Sarah Palin, complaints about the rules of the magical world MUST BE STOPPED. They are annoying, interruptive blips interfering with the harp music running in her head, her personal magical soundtrack. <br /><br />Sarah Palin does not operate in the real world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-90098277392151728542009-04-23T07:33:00.000-08:002009-04-23T07:33:00.000-08:00Surely Palin should win some kind of ribbon or rec...Surely Palin should win some kind of ribbon or recognition for having the most ethic violation complaints ever filed against an elected official.<br /><br />Palin has no one to blame by herself.mdlw56https://www.blogger.com/profile/12545551736413220417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-25587448583146851102009-04-23T07:26:00.000-08:002009-04-23T07:26:00.000-08:00Why can't she just be above reproach? Why can't sh...Why can't she just be above reproach? Why can't she just do things while she is in office that won't be questionable? Don't wear designer brand clothing, choose replacement senators for the other party who have been members of the party for a long time who they will be happy with, don't travel during the last three days of the legislative session. . . it's not that hard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083200247132907218.post-51771013013407717202009-04-23T06:53:00.000-08:002009-04-23T06:53:00.000-08:00Gee, why not get every member of her staff to chim...Gee, why not get every member of her staff to chime in on why this is soooo unfair to poor Sayrah.hellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081958857560183947noreply@blogger.com