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Kablooie

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7. Nothing wrong with this. Paying politicians for special privileges is SCOTUS approved nowadays.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 04:32 PM

Sep 2014

I mean it's not like it's quid pro quo, which is illegal.

It's just 'you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours'.
There are no laws forbidding back scratching even if that scratching is done with dollar bills.

To be legal you just have to avoid framing the issue in latin.

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Secret G.O.P. Records Reveal Corporate Donors Paying for Access to Governors [View all] babylonsister Sep 2014 OP

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Sep 2014 #1

No kidding Aerows Sep 2014 #27

Ha malaise Sep 2014 #32

And get thee to the Christie Crime Digest rocktivity Sep 2014 #41

Love it malaise Sep 2014 #42

News To Be Used, Ma'am.... The Magistrate Sep 2014 #2

Would you elaborate?n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #28

I'd like to believe that this news will make a difference. Jim__ Sep 2014 #3

This will, of course, shock and/or surprise no one. TygrBright Sep 2014 #4

+1 navarth Sep 2014 #13

And of course, it will be.... ReRe Sep 2014 #33

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Sep 2014 #5

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #6

Nothing wrong with this. Paying politicians for special privileges is SCOTUS approved nowadays. Kablooie Sep 2014 #7

The Republican Governors Association Jack Rabbit Sep 2014 #8

GOP: "You got to pay to play." blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #9

NO WAY!!!! Sophiegirl Sep 2014 #10

Sunshine and fresh open air - two great disinfectants. calimary Sep 2014 #11

"For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light." KamaAina Sep 2014 #12

So can I, KamaAina! calimary Sep 2014 #18

Good one! KamaAina Sep 2014 #19

And you probably stumped them, too. calimary Sep 2014 #22

Not surprised sakabatou Sep 2014 #14

No, it's not like bribery. Mr.Bill Sep 2014 #26

Do you think corrupt Chief Justice Roberts will get it now? mountain grammy Sep 2014 #15

Not sure about that one. He's too stupid (or lazy) to memorize the Presidential Oath of Office. calimary Sep 2014 #20

You took the words right out of my mouth.. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #23

I mean - SHIT, mountain grammy! calimary Sep 2014 #39

K & R ctsnowman Sep 2014 #16

The USA is on a fast track to a fascist oligarchy. Every action, obstruction & hidden agenda... hue Sep 2014 #17

No, they're not buying influence, that's illegal. They're buying access, which is not the same. tclambert Sep 2014 #21

Thank you, babylonsistah~ Cha Sep 2014 #24

I'm sure we'll see this on the evening news as well. progressoid Sep 2014 #25

I'm so shock Aerows Sep 2014 #29

Pukifiers. lonestarnot Sep 2014 #30

Keeping in mind who their chairman is.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #31

Question: ReRe Sep 2014 #34

Our purchases support the Republicans. sammy750 Sep 2014 #35

And yet people still love to invest in them. Even the ones that know how they use it to hurt us. raouldukelives Sep 2014 #36

Reading Through The Document... Laxman Sep 2014 #37

When Repubs say "the other guys are dirty, too", that doesn't make the GOP clean. riqster Sep 2014 #38

Go NYT!!!! (and CREW) n/t librechik Sep 2014 #40

Isn't this the same shit that landed Blagojevich in prison? Ed Suspicious Sep 2014 #43

Read the article and didn't see any unions listed nuxvomica Sep 2014 #44