For decades, politicians and bureaucrats caught engaging in illegal and self-benefitting activity have been given a pass. Zero significant consequences for gross and repeated wrongdoing. This has done nothing to curb corruption. Indeed, it has emboldened lobbyists and individuals to ramp up their illegal activities.
In <???country>, a crackdown on political corruption resulted in a turn-around within government. Corruption quickly abated as politicians and bureaucrats received jail sentence.
A NovaConservative government would empower the police to investigate and prosecute politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, and anyone caught engaging in illegal and self-benefitting activity.
- For politicians and bureaucrats, conviction would very likely include loss of position and a requirement to make restitution.
- For lobbyists, the lobbyist and their company would be barred permanently. The organization they were representing would also lose all government supports.