Ethics Reform and Constitutional Principles

One of the hot topics in Missouri policy debate over the past several days has been Senate Bill 844, the legislature’s current attempt at ethics reform. Patrick Tuohey over at the Missouri Record just published a column I wrote assessing the constitutional questions raised by the bill that passed the House of Representatives last week. You’ll have to read the column to get the details, but suffice it to say that the bill merits some of the criticism that various media outlets have leveled against it.