jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoThe Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treatwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up11.23Karrow-down115cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.22Karrow-down1external-linkThe Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treatwww.vox.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square158fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-25 months agoSCOTUS has routinely bent over backwards to protect politicians from corruption and bribery charges though so the message is clear. You cannot charge a politician with bribery except in extreme circumstances. Like them being a democrat.
SCOTUS has routinely bent over backwards to protect politicians from corruption and bribery charges though so the message is clear. You cannot charge a politician with bribery except in extreme circumstances. Like them being a democrat.