The Senate Judiciary Committee this morning took up three changes to Senate rules, including a major revision of its ethics rules. Among the changes: More secrecy. Under the proposed changes, ethics complaints would be secret until the bipartisan Senate Ethics Committee votes that they are valid and should proceed to a full investigation; the Ethics Committee would meet in closed-door executive session to deliberate on that/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

DFO: Absolutely amazing. The Idaho Legislature began the session promising to clean up its act in wake of John McGee scandal and ongoing tax problems with Idaho Rep. Phil Hart. And now the arrogant senators on the Judiciary Committee are calling for more secrecy on ethics issues.

Question: Don't these guys get it? Or is it a case that they've become so isolated & arrogant that they don't think the public will ever hold them accountable?

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