It would probably also be helpful to have financial oversight for officials of all 3 branches of government that doesn’t assume the heads of each of those branches will just police their own.
100% agree. Anyone taking on a major political office should have their finances be 100% transparent. No secretly selling off stock a few days ahead of major news breaking, no undisclosed “gifts”, no $100k “speaking engagements” without it at the very least being fully disclosed
Would it be a privacy issue for elected officials? Sure, but no one is forcing them to hold major political offices, and there are plenty others who would happily fill their shoes. The people most OK with complete financial transparency are the exact sorts we’d want in office anyways, so it’d actually help to self select
It would probably also be helpful to have financial oversight for officials of all 3 branches of government that doesn’t assume the heads of each of those branches will just police their own.
100% agree. Anyone taking on a major political office should have their finances be 100% transparent. No secretly selling off stock a few days ahead of major news breaking, no undisclosed “gifts”, no $100k “speaking engagements” without it at the very least being fully disclosed
Would it be a privacy issue for elected officials? Sure, but no one is forcing them to hold major political offices, and there are plenty others who would happily fill their shoes. The people most OK with complete financial transparency are the exact sorts we’d want in office anyways, so it’d actually help to self select
Additionally there should be a way to get direct ballot issues without having to get signoff by any elected official.