Let’s face it: Only a few legislators habitually behave in an unethical manner. Recent examples include Trey Paradee/Darius Brown (pushing legislation for his development lawyer brother/openly soliciting contributions from Minquadale garbage dump lobbyists respectively). Longtime ethical scofflaws include Nicole ‘No Longer’ Poore, Our PAL Val Longhurst and, of course, Mike Ramone.
Since the ethics of legislators has traditionally been ‘reviewed’ by the House and Senate Ethics Committees, and since Nicole Poore and Val Longhurst have been on the respective Ethics Committees, nobody was in danger of having unethical behavior addressed. Poore has been excised from leadership, but Longhurst has not.
Legislators still have pretty much have free reign when it comes to using their offices for their personal benefit.
This week’s “Highlands Bunker’ focuses on the topic. Also check out Jack Guerin, FightDECorruption.com & and his essay Delaware needs an inspector general