{"id":13681,"date":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/speaker-ralstons-bad-toupee-bill\/"},"modified":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T04:14:00","slug":"hoa-don-toc-gia-te-hai-cua-dien-gia-ralston","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/vi\/articles\/speaker-ralstons-bad-toupee-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u1ef1 lu\u1eadt T\u00f3c gi\u1ea3 t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n Ralston"},"template":"","class_list":["post-13681","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\"More of a sun visor than a cap,\" is how Georgia House Speaker David Ralston described the Senate';s Rule limiting gifts from lobbyists to $100. He is so critical because of the exceptions the rule allows. He pledged to write … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","featured_image":null,"article_type":1103,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":13682}"],"related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

\"More of a sun visor than a cap,\" is how Georgia House Speaker David Ralston described the Senate's Rule limiting gifts from lobbyists to $100. He is so critical because of the exceptions the rule allows. He pledged to write something stronger; to enact \"real change.\"<\/p>

V\u00e2ng, ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m qua ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn v\u00f2ng hai t\u1eeb Ti\u1ec3u ban \u0110\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu v\u1ec1 substitute language for Ralston';s ethics bill<\/a> sau khi d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec3m y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a d\u1ef1 \u00e1n \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf d\u1ef1 \u00e1n n\u00e0y kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh.<\/p>

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They still have not produced what the Speaker said he would introduce months ago – \"a complete ban\". If we stick to head gear, and the Speaker thinks the Senate cap is a visor, then I have to declare his ban a toupee – it's a fake ban because of the exceptions it allows. It is no where near a \"complete ban\" of gifts from lobbyists to legislators.<\/span><\/p>

Don't get me wrong, there are some things to applaud in the bill. For example, the ethics commission's rule-making ability would be restored, disclosure would be improved around campaign money raised just before the start of a legislative session, and lobbyist ph\u00ed \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1ea3m t\u1eeb $300 xu\u1ed1ng $25<\/a>.<\/p>

But overall, the bill -- HB 142 (the original is here - http:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/Legislation\/20132014\/128952.pdf<\/a> - the updated language is yet to be posted) -- still continues the 1th\u1ee9<\/sup> Amendment tax on citizens who want to speak to members of the legislature beyond their directly elected members (they do allow you to do so 5 times a year, but on the 6th day, you must register!). Sure, they lowered their proposed tax, but it is still a tax on free speech. And, I don't think that will be the most chilling effect on citizen participation. How's this? If you are paid nothing, spend nothing on gifts to legislators, but want to go to the Capitol more than 5 days a year and are forced to register, you could receive multiple fines as high as $10,000 per violation. Who wouldn't that scare?<\/p>

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Ngo\u00e0i ra, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e0nh lang doanh nghi\u1ec7p c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng cao v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean khu ph\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng quan t\u00e2m mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ea5u tranh cho m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n 5 l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t n\u0103m.<\/p>

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Most importantly, the bill would still allow abuses like the Speaker's lobbyist-funded $17,000 trip to Europe three years ago. Here's the section that excuses such behavior:<\/p>

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\"Reimbursement or payment of actual and reasonable expenses provided to a public officer for such public officer's individual transportation, travel, lodging, registration, food, and beverages for attending meetings that directly relate to the official duties of that public officer or the office of that public officer.\"<\/p>

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The term \"official duties\" is not defined, so this means all members are able to create their own definition of what's official, and what's not. The law as proposed would allow exceptions to the ban on gifts for lobbyists offering their wares to \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi<\/em> members of subcommittees \"_ which means only a few members are needed to lift the ban and allow extravagant dinners, attendance in high-priced suites at sporting events and concerts, and all the things we don't want to see allowed by a cap or ban bill.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nSpeaker Ralston’s Bad Toupee Bill - Common Cause<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/vi\/bai-viet-2\/hoa-don-toc-gia-te-hai-cua-dien-gia-ralston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"vi_VN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Speaker Ralston’s Bad Toupee Bill\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/vi\/bai-viet-2\/hoa-don-toc-gia-te-hai-cua-dien-gia-ralston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CommonCause\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CC-Share-Graphic-Main9.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CommonCause\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/speaker-ralstons-bad-toupee-bill\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/speaker-ralstons-bad-toupee-bill\/\",\"name\":\"Speaker Ralston’s Bad Toupee Bill - 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