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-square38fedilinkarrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square38fedilink cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netpolitics@sh.itjust.works
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-up22·8 months agoIf you already have a lot of money, no.
minus-squaresharkaccident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoNo it’s an “official presidential act”
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoThe courts legalized bribery years back.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 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
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoCampaign donation loophole
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.