The President of the Senate, José Luis Dalmau Santiago, drafted a bill so that all members of the Governor’s Cabinet and any head of agencies that implement public policy are prohibited from participating in political-partisan activities.
The bill seeks to establish limitation rules for the participation of certain government officials in political-partisan activities, in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico and the United States.
To the extent, Dalmau Santiago states that the participation of agency heads in their role as public administrators and their participation in partisan political activities must be clearly and forcefully separated. “Until the government suffers from the evil of government corruption. This People cannot tolerate confusing the role of government agencies with political activities. When government management is confused with partisan or political proselytizing activities and s ‘it uses the governmental body and the resources of the town with these aims or purposes, the democracy and the faith of the town in its institutions are lacerated too much “.
The senator leader recalled that the limitation exists for only four government officials. That is, Justice, Education, Police and Finance have this ban today. However, we see that this limitation is insufficient as it hinders government corruption in the country. However, it has recently been seen how agency heads have been used to raise and fund political parties and candidates.
“While honesty and values must be an essential part of every official, it is important to legislate so that it is meridianally clear that the participation of these officials in partisan political affairs will be prohibited at all times. No exceptions or excuses. This is intolerable. in a democratic society, the government must have honest public officials dedicated to administering public affairs without pressure, threats or interference from partisan political interests, “said Dalmau Santiago.
“Public resources and funds are for services to our people, the function of governing does not tolerate the misappropriation of money and the use of the powers and accesses of each government administrative body for campaigns instead of to change lives of our people. Transparency cannot have nuances or exceptions, “said the also president of the Popular Democratic Party.
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