take_five_seconds [he/him, any] to news@hexbear.netEnglish • 7 days agoSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanspolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1157arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comtake_five_seconds [he/him, any] to news@hexbear.netEnglish • 7 days agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanspolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareFnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish51•7 days agolol, maybe using “strongly rooted in our history and culture” is not really the best metric for determining legality
minus-squareDragonBallZinn [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 days agoI’ll give them this: anti-meritocracy and corruption is very much in line with Amerikkkan culture. EVERYTHING in this stupid country is a goddamn good 'ol boys club.
lol, maybe using “strongly rooted in our history and culture” is not really the best metric for determining legality
I’ll give them this: anti-meritocracy and corruption is very much in line with Amerikkkan culture. EVERYTHING in this stupid country is a goddamn good 'ol boys club.