The Silvered Spherical Ideal Median Voter @swolecialism.bsky.social

Nah, they have to specify exactly what acts they're buying with a bribe. Otherwise it could be a harmless metaphor or bit of japery

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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

And if they are official acts that then it doesn’t count because you can’t be held criminally liable for those.

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Portland Man @erikgunderson.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 15:57 UTC

"Federal law, as written, prohibits a 'bribe.' This case presents, by contrast, an 'inducement of value intended to persuade a public official to exercise their discretion in a particular way.' Our nation's history and tradition of anti-corrption legislation makes the distinction clear, as we shall"

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 15:52 UTC

my post was genuinely hampered by the character limit because the list of things you’d need to satisfy them that something is a bribe is too long

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