@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 8 days agoSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1373file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanspolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1373external-linkSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 8 days agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanspolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-square@rjthyen@lemm.eelinkfedilink20•8 days agoA “donation” up front says I’ll see what I can do, money after the fact says I’ll fight for you. Sounds like bribery to me. Not that the current system isn’t but backend feels so much worse
A “donation” up front says I’ll see what I can do, money after the fact says I’ll fight for you. Sounds like bribery to me. Not that the current system isn’t but backend feels so much worse