Comments on: King pushes ethics commission, other reforms

Comments on: King pushes ethics commission, other reforms http://newmexicoindependent.com/38134/king-pushes-ethics-commission-other-reforms New Mexico news and politics Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: commando73 http://newmexicoindependent.com/38134/king-pushes-ethics-commission-other-reforms#comment-22461 commando73 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:18:19 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38134#comment-22461 Heath,<br><br>I continue to be confused by one issue. What authority, if any, can a creature of the governor and legislature have over other constitutional offices? Yes, MannyGate involved the legislature. But other recent ethics issues have embroiled the Land Office, Treasurer's Office, and Secretary of State. Recently we saw the State Auditor and AG butting heads. The AG is already predicting this will be an "advisory" panel. Translation: Ethics Commission? Yeah, we got that.<br><br>What happens if there is an ethics issue within the AG's office. Do they turn it over to those genius' at the Santa Fe DA's office who can't even write a proper jury instruction?<br><br>I don't see any true ethics reform short of a commission created in the state constitution. But it appears that will never happen because it would require government to actually cede some power back to the citizenry. Heath,

I continue to be confused by one issue. What authority, if any, can a creature of the governor and legislature have over other constitutional offices? Yes, MannyGate involved the legislature. But other recent ethics issues have embroiled the Land Office, Treasurer's Office, and Secretary of State. Recently we saw the State Auditor and AG butting heads. The AG is already predicting this will be an “advisory” panel. Translation: Ethics Commission? Yeah, we got that.

What happens if there is an ethics issue within the AG's office. Do they turn it over to those genius' at the Santa Fe DA's office who can't even write a proper jury instruction?

I don't see any true ethics reform short of a commission created in the state constitution. But it appears that will never happen because it would require government to actually cede some power back to the citizenry.

]]> By: commando73 http://newmexicoindependent.com/38134/king-pushes-ethics-commission-other-reforms#comment-18348 commando73 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:18:19 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38134#comment-18348 Heath,<br><br>I continue to be confused by one issue. What authority, if any, can a creature of the governor and legislature have over other constitutional offices? Yes, MannyGate involved the legislature. But other recent ethics issues have embroiled the Land Office, Treasurer's Office, and Secretary of State. Recently we saw the State Auditor and AG butting heads. The AG is already predicting this will be an "advisory" panel. Translation: Ethics Commission? Yeah, we got that.<br><br>What happens if there is an ethics issue within the AG's office. Do they turn it over to those genius' at the Santa Fe DA's office who can't even write a proper jury instruction?<br><br>I don't see any true ethics reform short of a commission created in the state constitution. But it appears that will never happen because it would require government to actually cede some power back to the citizenry. Heath,

I continue to be confused by one issue. What authority, if any, can a creature of the governor and legislature have over other constitutional offices? Yes, MannyGate involved the legislature. But other recent ethics issues have embroiled the Land Office, Treasurer's Office, and Secretary of State. Recently we saw the State Auditor and AG butting heads. The AG is already predicting this will be an “advisory” panel. Translation: Ethics Commission? Yeah, we got that.

What happens if there is an ethics issue within the AG's office. Do they turn it over to those genius' at the Santa Fe DA's office who can't even write a proper jury instruction?

I don't see any true ethics reform short of a commission created in the state constitution. But it appears that will never happen because it would require government to actually cede some power back to the citizenry.

]]> By: commando73 http://newmexicoindependent.com/38134/king-pushes-ethics-commission-other-reforms#comment-10951 commando73 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:18:19 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=38134#comment-10951 Heath,<br><br>I continue to be confused by one issue. What authority, if any, can a creature of the governor and legislature have over other constitutional offices? Yes, MannyGate involved the legislature. But other recent ethics issues have embroiled the Land Office, Treasurer's Office, and Secretary of State. Recently we saw the State Auditor and AG butting heads. The AG is already predicting this will be an "advisory" panel. Translation: Ethics Commission? Yeah, we got that.<br><br>What happens if there is an ethics issue within the AG's office. Do they turn it over to those genius' at the Santa Fe DA's office who can't even write a proper jury instruction?<br><br>I don't see any true ethics reform short of a commission created in the state constitution. But it appears that will never happen because it would require government to actually cede some power back to the citizenry. Heath,

I continue to be confused by one issue. What authority, if any, can a creature of the governor and legislature have over other constitutional offices? Yes, MannyGate involved the legislature. But other recent ethics issues have embroiled the Land Office, Treasurer's Office, and Secretary of State. Recently we saw the State Auditor and AG butting heads. The AG is already predicting this will be an “advisory” panel. Translation: Ethics Commission? Yeah, we got that.

What happens if there is an ethics issue within the AG's office. Do they turn it over to those genius' at the Santa Fe DA's office who can't even write a proper jury instruction?

I don't see any true ethics reform short of a commission created in the state constitution. But it appears that will never happen because it would require government to actually cede some power back to the citizenry.

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