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American politicians lining their pockets. What’s so suddenly unique about that?
“Handing checks to lawmakers” is a weird fucking way to say bribe
But is it a bribe or a gratuity?
A gratuity is just a bribe after the fact
“good job voting my way. keep it up and there will be more checks like this”
just because a packed court said gratuities are fine doesn’t mean it’s fine
Y'all know about libel?
Assuming they're Americans talking, it's basically impossible to get convicted of defamation against a politician here. Like, it's genuinely impressive that Candice Owens is managing it. It requires you make statements that are defamatory to them, presented as clear statements of fact, and display reckless disregard for the truth. And in edge cases courts tend to lean with free speech over defamation. That's just for any public figure, for politicians the courts are even more cautious to avoid chilling political speech.
And the legal definition of bribe is not what it used to be.
Jesus Christ, not even decent enough to hide it in a folder, or a McDonald's bag
When was the vote they were being reimbursed for? Believe it or not, that matters. If they got a check before a vote that's a bribe, and a big no-no. But if they got it after the fact, that's a gratuity, and A-OK, according to the Supreme Court
There's always a next vote. That must have slipped the minds of 6/9 of the court.
i mean afterwards seems worse. you could still not vote their way if they do before.
Hm, "political storm".
How some imprisonment?
absolutely fucking egregious and shameful that they would do this without first passing it through the middlemen that make it legal. what will become of the PACs and lobbyists if we allow this?
This should be a regular practice for the GAO against politicians. If i have to spam test email at work, they can be tested for bribe susceptibility. If they accept, they are expelled from their position. Who's with me?
c'mon everyone he was just handing a check to someone. that's the proper wording to describe this event, absolutely.