jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoThe Supreme Court rules that state officials can engage in a little corruption, as a treatwww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1778arrow-down19
arrow-up1769arrow-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 · 10 months agomessage-square82linkfedilink
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-210 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.