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Thompson’s alternative (he says better) view of legislative ethics Autonomy (independence) Fairness Generality Publicity Accountability

Corruption – some definitions Personal gain Perquisites of office Individual corruption (involves personal, usually financial gain – classic example is bribery) Institutional corruption (involves political gain, or abuse of political process)

Individual v. Institutional Corruption Sen. Dave Durenberger (individual corruption) Keating 5 (institutional corruption) Speaker of the House James Wright (individual and institutional corruption)

Privacy of Public Officials - Thompson Two kinds of value Instrumental intrinsic

Why different level of privacy for public officials? 1. power they are entrusted with 2. they serve as symbols GUIDELINES FOR INTRUDING INTO PRIVACY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS: *SUBSTANTIVE *PROCEDURAL

Substantive criteria Level of influence/power of official Issues he/she deals with Are activities “intimate”? Is hypocrisy involved? Does pol/candidate make his private life/morality an issue? Mental illness or physical problems Pattern of questionable behavior

Procedural criteria Some methods of intrusion are just wrong (force, fraud…)

Bill Clinton – what does the public need to know?

Clinton ethics: investigations 1. Whitewater – land deal back in Arkansas 2. Travel-gate 3. FBI-gate 4. Monica Lewinsky

Impeachment Office of Independent Counsel report to Congress supported 11 possible grounds for impeachment: basically perjury and obstruction of justice Congress considered impeachment charges: Republican controlled House votes for impeachment but Senate votes against convicting (2/3 vote needed in Senate, by Constitution, to remove pres. From office)

Sonner and Wilcox Why did public continue to support him? Approval of his job performance actually rose after the Lewinsky scandal

Economy Adversaries Other facets of “character”