ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1437arrow-down16 cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netpolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1431arrow-down1external-linkReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square35linkfedilink cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netpolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·2 years agoIs not it like super illegal?
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·2 years ago“illegal” is something we made up for the poors, ducky! That’s not for us!
minus-squarerandompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·2 years agoIf you already have a lot of money, no.
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoThe courts legalized bribery years back.
minus-squaresharkaccident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoNo it’s an “official presidential act”
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years 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-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years 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.
The courts legalized bribery years back.
No it’s an “official presidential act”
Campaign donation loophole
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
Hasn’t stopped him before.