MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down111
arrow-up1683arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump admits EV flip-flop was a quid pro quo to secure Elon Musk’s supportfortune.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareBuffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up115·5 months agoHow is this obvious and even admitted bribery not illegal?
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64arrow-down1·5 months agoIn an ideal, fair, and just world, yeah, but have you been following the Supreme Court lately? This is their King we’re talking about!
minus-squarerayyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months ago… have you been following the Supreme Extreme Court Court lately?
minus-squareSwordgeek@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·5 months agoI’ e come to realize that sadly, legslity is irrelevant. If there are no consequences, then there’s effectively no law for rhe powerful. The SCOTUS ruling that they can declare the president above the law was really about shiwing they can make anyone above the law, if they wish. The last eight years have highlighted how the US is in fact, a caste system.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·5 months agoIt’s not bribery until he actually pushes for EVs (Tesla, specifically) as President. And then it will be an official act, so he’s immune.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoTo be bribery it needs to involve literal gold bars… and people who aren’t Republicans.
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 months agoThe supreme court got bribed into saying bribery is fine as long as you pretend it’s not a bribe.
How is this obvious and even admitted bribery not illegal?
In an ideal, fair, and just world, yeah, but have you been following the Supreme Court lately? This is their King we’re talking about!
… have you been following the
SupremeExtreme Court Court lately?I’ e come to realize that sadly, legslity is irrelevant. If there are no consequences, then there’s effectively no law for rhe powerful.
The SCOTUS ruling that they can declare the president above the law was really about shiwing they can make anyone above the law, if they wish.
The last eight years have highlighted how the US is in fact, a caste system.
It’s not bribery until he actually pushes for EVs (Tesla, specifically) as President. And then it will be an official act, so he’s immune.
To be bribery it needs to involve literal gold bars… and people who aren’t Republicans.
The supreme court got bribed into saying bribery is fine as long as you pretend it’s not a bribe.