By KG One, Section News
Posted on Sun Sep 18, 2011 at 12:00:00 PM EST
Tags: LG Calley, Crony Capitalism, Autism, Mandatory Autism Insurance Coverage, Why is a republican promoting this? (all tags)
Elected office is a public trust.
The best definition I have found to described this, is as follows:
"When taking the oath of office, elected officials assume a solemn duty as stewards of public resources. The public must trust that its government will spend taxpayer dollars in a way that is responsible, efficient and, above all, open to the light of day. Some unfortunate events in recent years have eroded this public trust."
The latest example of violating this trust happened in Michigan just last week.
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