@ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1443arrow-down16 cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netpolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1437arrow-down1external-linkReport: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billionwww.motherjones.com@ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square40fedilink cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netpolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareOptionallinkfedilink36•2 months ago“illegal” is something we made up for the poors, ducky! That’s not for us!
minus-square@randompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink21•2 months agoIf you already have a lot of money, no.
minus-square@sharkaccident@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•2 months agoNo it’s an “official presidential act”
minus-square@theneverfoxlinkEnglish1•2 months 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
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.
No it’s an “official presidential act”
The courts legalized bribery years back.
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.