ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down16 cross-posted to: [email protected]politics
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minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·6 months agoIs not it like super illegal?
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·6 months ago“illegal” is something we made up for the poors, ducky! That’s not for us!
minus-squarerandompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·6 months agoIf you already have a lot of money, no.
minus-squaresharkaccident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoNo it’s an “official presidential act”
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoThe courts legalized bribery years back.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoCampaign donation loophole
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 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
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoHasn’t stopped him before.
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.
No it’s an “official presidential act”
The courts legalized bribery years back.
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.