Corruption Law Allows Gifts to State and Local Officials, Supreme Court Rules

The court, which has limited the sweep of several anti-corruption laws, distinguished after-the-fact rewards from before-the-fact bribes.

Bribes are legal, so long as they are paid after the fact with a fig leaf of an excuse.

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But if someone buys a paramedic lunch the first responder can lose thier job.
- Rules for thee and not for me
Did I say "oligarchy?" Let me correct that. I should have said "naked kleptocracy."

Buckle up, family, this wild ride is completely off the rails.
State and local officials now have a loophole to become legal pimps.