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In Citizens United our wise Supreme Court enshrined bribery as a fundamental right. No law can be passed to stop it.
by downWidOutaFite 3y ago
In Citizens United our wise Supreme Court enshrined bribery as a fundamental right. No law can be passed to stop it.
- markdown 3y agoCalled a right in the US, but when it happens somewhere else, particularly in developing nations, it's called bribery and the govt and politicians called corrupt.
- threeseed 3y agoNo the two are seperate concerns. Lobbying/donations are a fundamental part of governance in almost all countries. Bribery is illegal in almost all countries but enforcement is mixed.
- markdown 3y agoThat's the illusion you've been sold. Semantics. You give someone with political power money in order to buy their support and/or influence the way they spend government money/efforts. That's what bribery is. That's what lobbying is.
- kemotep 3y agoJohn Stewart advocating for 9/11 first responders or you calling your Senator to tell them to support or oppose a bill would then be called what? That technically would be lobbying but you define that was also bribery.
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- markdown 3y ago> John Stewart advocating for 9/11 first responders or you calling your Senator to tell them to support or oppose a bill would then be called what? That's lobbying. Jon Stewart supporting politician X with $1M for his re-election campaign in exchange for a 9/11 bill... that would be bribery. But in the US, this bribery is called lobbying.