Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 days 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-square13fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down112
arrow-up1-9arrow-down1message-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 · 10 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareDr. Bob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·10 days agoWhat good is bribing a candidate? And by bribe do you mean blackmail?
minus-squareBougieBirdie@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days 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-up3·10 days 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-up3·9 days 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?
What good is bribing a candidate? And by bribe do you mean blackmail?
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?