Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHas their ever been a movie or documentary that shows a person running for an office at the very beginning, the show the middle (and if they get bribed) then to the election night?message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up13
arrow-up13message-squareHas their ever been a movie or documentary that shows a person running for an office at the very beginning, the show the middle (and if they get bribed) then to the election night?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareBougieBirdie@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI could picture an organization bankrolling a candidate in exchange for political favours when they win. But yeah, usually the bribery comes after the election
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWe just call that a donation. And it goes through a PAC and it’s legal. The supreme Court has removed all the guard rails so unlimited donations and direct coordination with a PAC is now possible.
minus-squareBougieBirdie@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYeah, the situation’s not great Bribery is also already legal through lobbying. That doesn’t make it right, but what are you and I going to do about it?
I could picture an organization bankrolling a candidate in exchange for political favours when they win.
But yeah, usually the bribery comes after the election
We just call that a donation. And it goes through a PAC and it’s legal. The supreme Court has removed all the guard rails so unlimited donations and direct coordination with a PAC is now possible.
Yeah, the situation’s not great
Bribery is also already legal through lobbying. That doesn’t make it right, but what are you and I going to do about it?