I hate focusing on penalties, because the objective of the act is to get people to comply. As I said, I'm not looking to penalize people. I noted the irony that it's for the somewhat less serious infractions that there are penalties and there aren't penalties for the more serious infractions, but in no sense is it an irony that I'm not necessarily looking to fill the void with....
I continue to think that the most important remedy against failure to comply is disclosure. The public should be aware when their representatives are not complying with the ethical rules or the conflict of interest rules. I'm not necessarily looking for penalties for those other infractions.