• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Except SCOTUS will just strike down the next one too. The modern court has never supported bribery charges that come before it.

    Edit to add a quick history from the last 25 years.

    Sun Diamond Growers - The government must prove the bribe is actually connected to the act.

    Skilling - Corruption charges require a second party to give you a bribe or kickback, self dealing is fine.

    Citizens United - Money is political speech, and you can spend as much as you want on an election.

    McDonnell - Acting as a pay to play gatekeeper is fine. Even if the government connects the bribe to the act.

    Ted Cruz - Politicians can keep unspent campaign funds as long as they maintain the fiction of having lent the campaign money.

    Snyder - Kickbacks aren’t actionable. <- We are here.