take_five_seconds [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agoSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-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]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanspolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareFnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·8 months agolol, maybe using “strongly rooted in our history and culture” is not really the best metric for determining legality
minus-squareDragonBallZinn [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months 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.