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Okay. That's not illegal and there's no evidence of bribery. My congressman also fought for net neutrality and I also gave him money. In fact, I gave him money
by c3534l 9y ago
Okay. That's not illegal and there's no evidence of bribery. My congressman also fought for net neutrality and I also gave him money. In fact, I gave him money because I wanted him to fight for net neutrality for me.
- joshAg 9y agoYou gave your congressman as significant an amount of money as theil did?!
- geocar 9y agoIsn't $300k like $500 to Peter Thiel?
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 9y agoWould that make it equivalent in the eyes of the recipient?
- joshAg 9y agoRegardless of how much it is to Thiel, the amount of the gift relative to the rest of the person's political fundraising matters. For such a significant amount questions about quid pro quo arise, and even if the quid pro quo is determined to be ethical/legal, there is still the question of whether an non-constituent should be able to influence a race to such a degree. Pretending like a gift of a few hundred thousand dollars is anything like the maximum $2,700 donation that can be made to a congressperson for the purposes influencing them is silly.