When Does Lobbying Become Bribery?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes....
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In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes. In September, one of them, the now ex-governor of Virginia, was convicted on these charges. Though, he still insists that he “never, ever” betrayed his oath of office and his accepting gifts was just business as usual in our lobby-heavy political system. So, where is the line between lobbying and bribery? The distinction between lobbying and bribery is largely semantic. A bribe elicits an influence which is bought and paid for. I’m going to give you this money and you are going to vote my way. That, is illegal. Lobbying gifts and fundraising, on the other hand, isn’t supposed to guarantee a ...
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In the first month of 2015, three separate high-ranking United States government officials made headlines after being publicly accused of accepting bribes. In September, one of them, the now ex-governor of Virginia, was convicted on these charges. Though, he still insists that he “never, ever” betrayed his oath of office and his accepting gifts was just business as usual in our lobby-heavy political system. So, where is the line between lobbying and bribery? The distinction between lobbying and bribery is largely semantic. A bribe elicits an influence which is bought and paid for. I’m going to give you this money and you are going to vote my way. That, is illegal. Lobbying gifts and fundraising, on the other hand, isn’t supposed to guarantee a ...
