SACRAMENTO — Lobbying disclosures for quarter one show that the oil industry spent over $7.2 million to kill California legislation that would make corporate polluters pay their fair share. The top five oil industry spenders alone spent over $6.1 million to influence California state leaders, led by Chevron at over $3 million. The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), a front
7.2 million is literally pocket change for these people, they don’t even know it’s gone. Politicians are so cheap. I heard somewhere you can have a governor for like 50k. Maybe we should do a bribe lobby crowdfunding?
It would be straightforward to have a group fundraiser, where people as a group each make a political contribution in exchange for attendance at a zoom event. What you can’t do is give money to another person to give to to a politician — that’s a felony.
7.2 million is literally pocket change for these people, they don’t even know it’s gone. Politicians are so cheap. I heard somewhere you can have a governor for like 50k. Maybe we should do a
bribelobby crowdfunding?It would be straightforward to have a group fundraiser, where people as a group each make a political contribution in exchange for attendance at a zoom event. What you can’t do is give money to another person to give to to a politician — that’s a felony.
Even if you could, they would take citizens money then take the double sized offer from companies and ignore citizens anyways.