Cutting the corruption by Arthur Levitt Jr.

Now

removed from Washington and viewing its problems from the perspective of the private sector, I’ve come to think that our federal

government is plagued by some of the same problems that have been hurting corporate America, primarily a lack of transparency,

accountability and independence. As with many of the disgraced corporations of the past few years — Adelphia, Tyco and WorldCom, for

example — so it is with Congress: Conflicts of interest abound, oversight has been myopic and those given the public’s trust have used

it to enrich themselves. …

[L]awmakers need not look far for an example of how to reform themselves. Just as Congress passed the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 to clean up American industry, it should pass similar legislation to clean up American government.

I highly recommend you read the entire piece linked above. These are practical suggestions for cleaning up a

process from someone who has mucked out other stables. mjh

PS: The Albuquerque Journal titled this “Our

Congress Cannot Police Itself” — which is not at all the message of this piece.