• Rottcodd@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Literally, officially, it’s now entirely legal under federal law for officials to accept and even solicit bribes for specific services rendered, just so long as they do it after, rather than before, the service is rendered.

    They aren’t even pretending to be a legitimate court of law any more - they’re just a rubber-stamping service for the oligarchy.

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      8 months ago

      There’s also nothing stopping them from taking a bribe for something they’ve already done if they do something else. “Hey, I’ll pay you for the books you banned if you make hrt illegal”

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      8 months ago

      just so long as they do it after, rather than before, the service is rendered.

      Other way around. They can accept the bribe, but only after they have given whatever political favor they sold.