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Ethics in Government, Should there be any? Who's should they be?

Ethics in Government? Who's?

  • Do you think ethics in government should be representative of the voters ethics?

    Votes: 6 85.7%

  • Do you think government ethics should be different than the voters personal ethics?

    Votes: 1 14.3%
  • Total voters
    7
  • Poll closed .
Catawba said:
If the actions are ethical, I have no beef.



When they are unethical.
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They can't be both "ethical" and "wrong in your opinion"?
 
The level of ethics must be higher in government than it is for the electrorate.
Obviously
common sense
But we do not always have this..nor should we expect it.
As long as we elect man and not God.
 
earthworm said:
The level of ethics must be higher in government than it is for the electrorate.
Obviously
common sense
But we do not always have this..nor should we expect it.
As long as we elect man and not God.
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God for president in 2012!!!!
 
earthworm said:
The level of ethics must be higher in government than it is for the electrorate.
Obviously
common sense
But we do not always have this..nor should we expect it.
As long as we elect man and not God.
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God for president in 2012!!!!

Oh, but wait, who's God?
 
The Mark said:
Depends on who you ask...So we're back to "man" again.
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And still with no examples of when you (or a government) can be both ethical and wrong.
 
Catawba said:
And still with no examples of when you (or a government) can be both ethical and wrong.
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/shrug

I'm too lazy to look for em'

I've been reading a Stephen King novel, instead.

Edit: That said, I would say that it greatly depends on the definition that the person viewing those examples uses for the words "ethical" and "wrong"

It could be completely within the bounds of ethical behavior, but still wrong in someone's mind.

Or it could be completely outside the bounds of ethical behavior, but still wrong in someone's mind.

Depending on how you define "ethical behavior".
 
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