It will not be enough that we vote the vilest of legislators out of office. Historically, that is not apt to happen. And a new batch of legislators will be lured into the same inappropriate, self-serving practices.
   We need to form a truly representative citizens' committee, draft & approve appropriate ETHICS RULES, then - after careful scrutiny regarding the legality of the whole situation, put it on the ballot by Initiative action. And pass it, of course.
   Once the new rules are in place, we must keep an eye on where they might need to be tweaked to better serve our citizenry. Even the appearance of impropriety by government officials, elected or appointed, should be investigated, & prosecuted if warranted. We've got the heavy burden of keeping our government officials honest, as they have not, and will not do it.