It's clearly not a bribe. The politicians change their judgement/conduct BEFORE the money is given or promised (in anticipation of) so it's fine.

..../s (you know, because what's serious these days is hard to tell)

Y'all in the US are so, so cactus haha.

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eru a day ago | parent | next [-]

Well, perhaps that's more extortion than a bribe?

"Nice business you have there, would be a shame if I changed my conduct back again, wouldn't it?"

	▲	dylan604 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Does that work? Congress is so broken now that nothing happens. Sayings like “act of Congress” describing slow progress it would be simple for the lobbyist to just back another candidate to eliminate this “would be a shame” threat

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gruez a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>Y'all in the US are so, so cactus haha.

Are there any countries that don't use the quid pro quo definition of bribery? At best, they try to keep a lid on it by capping campaign contributions, but that's not really "bribery is illegal" (if we accept the more liberal definition), more like "there's a limit on how much you can bribe".

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anjel a day ago | parent [-]

The Ottoman Empire kind of acknowledged the futility of trying to suppress corruption, opting instead to codify it and set thresholds for excessive abuse. Progressive for its day, it only partially succeeded since enforcement was no less prone to corrupt influence. As the romans famously said, “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” Literally: “Who will guard the guards themselves?”

	▲	fireflash38 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's why the 3 branches of government worked so well for the US for so long. They each want to protect themselves, and are effectively at odds with each other unless there is almost universal agreement on something. However that has completely fallen apart with a toothless Congress, and a executive branch that can stack the 3rd branch with similar minded idealogues.

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impossiblefork 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Isn't that pretty close to the actual position of your supreme court though?

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BobbyTables2 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Whew!

Glad I haven’t been bribing mechanics that work on my car.

I only pay them after the work is done!

	▲	mlhpdx a day ago \| parent [-]
		To put it on your level, the mechanic works for you not us. Working for us involves a higher bar (or should). Edit: typos