Comment on Has their ever been a movie or documentary that shows a person running for an office at the very beginning, the show the middle (and if they get bribed) then to the election night?
DrBob@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
What good is bribing a candidate? And by bribe do you mean blackmail?
I could picture an organization bankrolling a candidate in exchange for political favours when they win.
But yeah, usually the bribery comes after the election
We just call that a donation. And it goes through a PAC and it’s legal. The supreme Court has removed all the guard rails so unlimited donations and direct coordination with a PAC is now possible.
Yeah, the situation’s not great
Bribery is also already legal through lobbying. That doesn’t make it right, but what are you and I going to do about it?
Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
I could picture an organization bankrolling a candidate in exchange for political favours when they win.
But yeah, usually the bribery comes after the election
DrBob@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
We just call that a donation. And it goes through a PAC and it’s legal. The supreme Court has removed all the guard rails so unlimited donations and direct coordination with a PAC is now possible.
Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Yeah, the situation’s not great
Bribery is also already legal through lobbying. That doesn’t make it right, but what are you and I going to do about it?