Planned Bullyhood, by Karen Handel: on Government Reform


Karen Handel: Implemented ban on Georgia legislative gifts & nepotism

[As Georgia's Secretary of State], my disdain for the atmosphere at the capitol was well-known. Sordid scandals--womanizing, lobbyist affairs, drunken-driving arrests--were in the news with increasing frequency. And each time, the matter was brushed off. Lobbyist-paid gifts, event tickets, lavish dinners, and trips for legislators were drawing increasing scrutiny and criticism--in the media and from voters.

I couldn't control the ethics rules of the state legislature, but I did control the ethics within the secretary of state's office. My 1st month in office, we implemented a ban on gifts, abolished the time-honored tradition of nepotism, and even established a one-year cooling-off period during which no former staffer could lobby the agency. And these rules applied to me as well.

Source: Planned Bullyhood, by Karen Handel, p. 35 Sep 11, 2012

Nathan Deal: Resigned Congress after being named most corrupt politician

Nathan Deal had been named one of the most corrupt politicians in Washington. The nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) found Deal had taken "active steps" to protect a state contract that netted his company nearly $300,000 a year, while also exceeding the limits set on outside income for members of Congress. The report recommended further investigation, and the matter was referred to the congressional ethics committee. On March 21 at 11:45 pm, Deal resigned--just one day before the ethics committee's deadline to act. The resignation allowed him to campaign full-time for governor and escape the jurisdiction of the congressional committee.

Later, still more alleged serious ethical lapses would come to light.

Deal failed to report millions of dollars in business loans on his federal financial disclosures and his personal financial disclosures filed to run for governor.

Source: Planned Bullyhood, by Karen Handel, p. 40-41 Sep 11, 2012

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