Good Faith Public Welfare Sincerity — State Power Commission PE Testimony
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/114#Good_Faith_Public_Welfare_Sincerity_—_State_Power_Commission_PE_Testimony
Properties
Instance of
GoodFaithPublicWelfareSinceritySufficiencyPrinciple
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#GoodFaithPublicWelfareSinceritySufficiencyPrinciple
Applied to
State power commission PE's advocacy for low-dam series before state legislature
Balancing with
Adversarial Engagement Objectivity Obligation
Objectivity
Concrete expression
The state power commission PE's testimony that a series of low dams is the most efficient engineering solution is ethically sanctioned because it is grounded in genuine engineering studies conducted by the PE and professional colleagues, reflecting sincere belief that this solution best serves the public interest in water supply, flood control, and power production.
Confidence
0.85
Importance
medium
Interpretation
The ethics analysis does not require that the low-dam position be objectively correct; it is sufficient that the state PE sincerely believes, based on engineering studies, that it serves the public interest.
Invoked by
State Power Commission PE Legislative Witness
Tension resolution
Good faith sincerity is demonstrated by the engineering studies basis for the testimony and the submission of voluminous supporting data.
Source Evidence
Source text
A professional engineer representing the state power commission testifies that engineering studies by him and his professional colleagues indicate the most efficient solution from an engineering standpoint is a series of low dams.
Text references
A professional engineer representing the state power commission testifies that engineering studies by him and his professional colleagues indicate the most efficient solution from an engineering standpoint is a series of low dams.
Each engineering witness submits voluminous engineering data in support of his position
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
114
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T15:19:51.753769+00:00
First case
114
Generated
2026-03-02T15:19:51.753769+00:00
Attributed to
Case 114 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T15:38:37.735742
Generated by
ProEthica Case 114 Extraction