Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoJust to get this straight. If I stand outside a voting center and give each person 500 bucks to vote for me. That is illegal? But if I am a Dipshit In Chief and offer 5k that is 100 percent legal?message-squaremessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1463arrow-down15
arrow-up1458arrow-down1message-squareJust to get this straight. If I stand outside a voting center and give each person 500 bucks to vote for me. That is illegal? But if I am a Dipshit In Chief and offer 5k that is 100 percent legal?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square127fedilink
minus-squareAnti_Iridium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours agoIt’s also legal to give someone money after the fact for a job well done, and it’s definitely not a bribe.
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 hours agoFrom June 26 2024: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a federal anti-bribery law does not make it a crime for state and local officials to accept a gratuity for acts that they have already taken.
minus-squareAnti_Iridium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 hours agoWe live in the stupidest timeline.
It’s also legal to give someone money after the fact for a job well done, and it’s definitely not a bribe.
From June 26 2024:
We live in the stupidest timeline.