@DxK@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 8 days agoI'm just a bill sitting here on Capitol Hill!i.ibb.coimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1456arrow-down12
arrow-up1454arrow-down1imageI'm just a bill sitting here on Capitol Hill!i.ibb.co@DxK@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 8 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareBigFiglinkfedilinkEnglish31•8 days agoOnly AFTER it becomes law though. Then it’s “not bribery”
minus-square@disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•edit-28 days agoNot true. Lobbying disclosure law requires members of Congress to disclose accepted payments from lobbying, but does not restrict the amount they can accept or when they can accept it. http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov/
minus-square@pearsaltchocolatebarlink3•7 days agoIt’s a reference to the recent SC case that says that giving bribes after the fact isn’t corruption.
minus-square@PhlubbaDubba@lemm.eelinkfedilink3•7 days agoIt also doesn’t require the lobbyists to show their donor lists
Only AFTER it becomes law though. Then it’s “not bribery”
Not true. Lobbying disclosure law requires members of Congress to disclose accepted payments from lobbying, but does not restrict the amount they can accept or when they can accept it.
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov/
It’s a reference to the recent SC case that says that giving bribes after the fact isn’t corruption.
Talking about the recent supreme court decision
It also doesn’t require the lobbyists to show their donor lists