Report calls for ‘better, honest’ government [bold added]
A recently formed commission is recommending passage of 14 bills at the Legislature largely aimed at combating public corruption, improving government transparency and changing fundraising and campaign spending rules.It's easy to ridicule the banality of the headline, but motherhood (a condition of birthing people) and apple pie (too much sugar) are no longer universally praiseworthy.
The Commission to Increase Standards of Conduct, formed by the House of Representatives on Feb. 17, a week after bribery indictments were brought against two former Hawaii lawmakers, released a preliminary report Thursday focused on legislative reform that can be implemented this year.
So, why not "better" and "honest"? As the wealth, influence, and power of government have grown, those qualities are more elusive than ever.
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