ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1444 cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netpolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1444external-linkReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square35fedilink cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netpolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·1 year ago“illegal” is something we made up for the poors, ducky! That’s not for us!
minus-squarerandompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year agoIf you already have a lot of money, no.
minus-squaresharkaccident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoNo it’s an “official presidential act”
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoThe courts legalized bribery years back.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.
No it’s an “official presidential act”
The courts legalized bribery years back.
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
Campaign donation loophole
Hasn’t stopped him before.