One wonders what qualifications it takes to get on the Texas Ethics Commission.

Not sure that being ethical is one of them.

For example, the commission just ruled that if a Texas legislator gets a gift of cash, he has to fill out a form saying he received currency from so and so.

Not how much. Just who it was from.

So, if I gave a Texas legislator a boat load of money, the public would know I gave the elected representative some currency.

You think I'm making this up, don't you. Check out the above link.

And note that the commission has already ruled that if you give a legislator checks, for lets say $500,000, the legislator has to report he's received "checks." 

The Texas legislature will take up these issues in its next session. A yes vote to ratify vague gift descriptions would prompt me to vote no on them in the next election.

And while they are at it, they might want to look at the make up of the ethics commission.
Just a thought.

Posted by Steve E. Swenson