ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down16 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·8 months agoIs not it like super illegal?
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·8 months ago“illegal” is something we made up for the poors, ducky! That’s not for us!
minus-squarerandompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·8 months agoIf you already have a lot of money, no.
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoThe courts legalized bribery years back.
minus-squaresharkaccident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoNo it’s an “official presidential act”
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoCampaign donation loophole
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoDemocracies hate this one simple trick… When lawmakers want to take a bribe, all they have to do is legalize it. Or, skip all that and go for the goal - convince executives and the courts it’s legal, because you did bribery with extra steps. It’s a totally new thing I just made up
Is not it like super illegal?
“illegal” is something we made up for the poors, ducky! That’s not for us!
Yep yep yep!
If you already have a lot of money, no.
The courts legalized bribery years back.
No it’s an “official presidential act”
Campaign donation loophole
Democracies hate this one simple trick…
When lawmakers want to take a bribe, all they have to do is legalize it. Or, skip all that and go for the goal - convince executives and the courts it’s legal, because you did bribery with extra steps. It’s a totally new thing I just made up
Hasn’t stopped him before.