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-up185 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up185external-linkReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square36fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months ago“illegal” is something we made up for the poors, ducky! That’s not for us!
minus-squarerandompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoIf you already have a lot of money, no.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoCampaign donation loophole
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThe courts legalized bribery years back.
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-squaresharkaccident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoNo it’s an “official presidential act”
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-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.
Campaign donation loophole
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
No it’s an “official presidential act”
Hasn’t stopped him before.