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RonK, Seattle@cogenteur.bsky.social |
When the Framers warned that a corrupt President might commit bribery (or even Bribery!), what did they mean? Per Roberts, POTUS can sell official indulgences (even under explicit written contracts as SCOTUS now demands), and it's not Bribery. Puzzling -- but I think I have figured it out. ...
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RonK, Seattle
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The Framers must have been concerned about Presidents OFFERING bribes. In their wisdom, they foresaw Presidential side-hustles, e.g. real estate empires, wherein POTUS might bribe a local building inspector. Purely beyond the penumbra of official business. And never during regular office hours.
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