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minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·19 hours agoWhat’s really stopping them from openly asking for bribes?
minus-squaresome_dude@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·18 hours agoNothing, now. Didn’t they change the laws to say government employees can receive “tips”?
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 hours agoSnyder v. United States from June 2024. The ruling is that money given before an official act is a “bribe”, but money given after an official act is a “gratuity”. Yes, our Supreme Court is batfucked in the head, why do you ask?
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoOh shiiiit. Oh shit shit. This is too funny to even be laughed at.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 hours agoIt’s because they also receive a lot of “gratuities.”
minus-squarebradinutah@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoAssociate Justice C. Thomas has entered the chat.
minus-squareFauxPseudo @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·16 hours agoThey decided to not enforce bribery laws
What’s really stopping them from openly asking for bribes?
Nothing, now. Didn’t they change the laws to say government employees can receive “tips”?
Snyder v. United States from June 2024. The ruling is that money given before an official act is a “bribe”, but money given after an official act is a “gratuity”.
Yes, our Supreme Court is batfucked in the head, why do you ask?
Oh shiiiit. Oh shit shit.
This is too funny to even be laughed at.
It’s because they also receive a lot of “gratuities.”
Associate Justice C. Thomas has entered the chat.
They decided to not enforce bribery laws