RE: [atlarge-discuss] Revolving-door Ethics Ordinance

["Jeff Holt" <jefftttt@txucom.net>]

@Large,

Excellent suggestion. 
Motion seconded lol....
Discussion?


Regards T'all,
 
Jeff Holt 
The Tall Tejas Traveler
 
Life is Too Short.....
NOT to be Tall!
www.tejas-info-services.com
 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jkhan [mailto:Jkhan@MetroMgr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:35 AM
To: atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Revolving-door Ethics Ordinance

Its time to invoke a 'revolving door' restriction on former Executive
members , this include: former Panel members, persons elected to or
placed on the DNSO, IDNO, NSO, ICANN, ITU, WTO, and WIPO.

In the United States there is the Governmental Ethics Ordinance: 18
U.S.C. § 207(d) [ http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/207.html ] in
which:

A One-Year "Cooling-Off" Period on Lobbying the Executive Branch. The
restrictionsof 18 U.S.C. § 207(d) apply to "very senior" officials of
the executive branch, including the Vice President, officials
compensated at level I of the Executive Schedule (cabinet officers and
certain other high-ranking officials), and employees of the Executive
Office of the President compensated at level II of the Executive
Schedule. These officials may not for one year after leaving the
Government make representations or advocacy contacts on any matter
before or to their former agencies or departments, or to any person in
an Executive Level position I through V in any department or agency of
the entire executive branch.

This Federal Regulation came about by problems posed by the "revolving
door:" For example here are four areas Archibald Cox, a former U.S.
Supreme Court Solicitor General identified:

1. The official, while still in office but thinking of work as a
lobbyist, will be tempted to curry favor with prospective employers or
clients. 
2. The ex-official will find it all too easy to use inside information
not available to others for the benefit of his private employer or
client. 

3. The ex-official will often be able to trade upon habits of deferring
to his advice and wishes engendered during the days when he was senior
to, or at least a more influential official than, those with whom he now
deals in a different capacity. 

4. At best, The ex-official lobbyist comes as a friend, an insider, a
"player" or "actor," in the current jargon. At a minimum, he gets a
little different hearing or preferred access. That advantage alone may
make the difference. No party to litigation or lawyer would be willing
to have a judge hear only the evidence and argument of the other side,
still less to have them heard alone in chambers. And, with the hearing,
the risk of the influence of friendship, common political interests, and
reciprocal back-scratching grows. 

The Current regulations call for a One year absences from participating
in lobbying, however there are is motion to extend this to two (2)
years. 

Its time to end the "bickering, back-biting, second and third-guessing"
which has plagued us for so long. WE should invoke a 'Cooling-Off
Period' rule to squelch out the practices of these former Executive
members.

James Khan

re: [
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo
.gov/cfr_2002/janqtr/5cfr2637.211.htm ]









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