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delisen

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7. They & Federalist Society intend to totally corrupt our government
Thu Jun 27, 2024, 01:39 PM
Jun 2024

This will enable the Federalist Society or any billionaire or groups to pay rewards or so-called tips to any office holder as a “thank you” gesture. An officeholder could receive immense payments this way and be totally beholden to private interests. It privatizes public offices-everything from school boards to Supreme Court to Congress and Executive branch.

It is I think no coincidence that earlier this month that Donald Trump floated the idea that wages paid in tips should not be taxed -which means the recipient will not need to report tips as income. I wonder if he had advance information about this decision or if there is a third party insider advising both these politicized justices and Trump.

Justice Kavanaugh was a hardcore political activist and worked for Ken Starr against Bill Clinton. His first judicial appointment was held up in Congress for three years due to fears about his partisan background.

In this opinion he tries to downplay the bribery issue by comparing it to receiving a gift card. He is feigning innocence.

I think this is a cynical, deliberate, anti-democracy opinion and we need to expose it, and fight it.

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