take_five_seconds [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 days agoSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down11
arrow-up1154arrow-down1external-linkSupreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favorswww.latimes.comtake_five_seconds [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareFnordPrefect [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·6 days agolol, maybe using “strongly rooted in our history and culture” is not really the best metric for determining legality
minus-squareDragonBallZinn [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoI’ll give them this: anti-meritocracy and corruption is very much in line with Amerikkkan culture. EVERYTHING in this stupid country is a goddamn good 'ol boys club.
lol, maybe using “strongly rooted in our history and culture” is not really the best metric for determining legality
I’ll give them this: anti-meritocracy and corruption is very much in line with Amerikkkan culture. EVERYTHING in this stupid country is a goddamn good 'ol boys club.