Baby, these conservative judges are wild. They really don’t give a fuck. 😩 :: “The ruling could have a broad impact. About 20 million local and state officials are covered by the federal anti-corruption law, including officials at hospitals and universities that receive federal funds.”
The U.S. Supreme Court rules state and local officials may take gifts and payments for steering contracts to grateful patrons.
If it's any consolation, Anthony Kennedy would have voted with the majority too, all while insisting that there are very good reason why it won't lead to an increase in corruption.
So, bribes? Cool. Cool.
It looks a lot like they've just stopped hiding their corruption. It worries me. Quite a lot.
Cop pulls you over for speeding -"here's $100 if you rip up that ticket" ILLEGAL! -pull out a stack of $20s and put it on the roof of your car. "Would you like to rip up that ticket?" Cop rips up ticket. "Thank you, and here's $100 for your troubles," LEGAL
Paying for a favor after the fact not being a crime is an interesting legal theory. Only pre-paid corruption is federally illegal now, I guess.
Make Mexico Great Again. It really streamlines your day if you can pay your traffic ticket directly to the cop that pulls you over.
Seriously, thats the nerviness of the rich. In third world countries this is not a new thing. But people of the usa literally fucked up. That conservative judges not defending people but the capital.
We’re *this* close to Kavanaugh, Thomas and Alito waking up in a Vegas hotel room with a live tiger in the bathtub and a missing Neil Gorsuch.
