b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 We do not have anticorruption laws in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Not SCOTUS's fault that Congress is useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jose said: Not SCOTUS's fault that Congress is useless. Their decision flat-out says they're ruling that it's because nobody made any money off of this despite Congress passing a law saying that making money off the scheme isn't a requirement for the scheme being illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jose said: Not SCOTUS's fault that Congress is useless. But but but congress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I mean it's basically becoming clear that the only way to hold public officials accountable is to either vote them out or vote them in, nothing else can be done for things they do while in office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 28 minutes ago, Jason said: Their decision flat-out says they're ruling that it's because nobody made any money off of this despite Congress passing a law saying that making money off the scheme isn't a requirement for the scheme being illegal. Were they convicted under that law? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Again, SCOTUS is last on the blame list here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jose said: Again, SCOTUS is last on the blame list here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Be angry about this, not at SCOTUS. Unless you're goal is to what? Impeach all nine judges? Pressure them to change their minds for the next case? That will never fucking happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reputator Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Welp, got my daily dose of outrage in for the day. Time to turn away from the news and watch computer videos for the rest of the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Jose said: Be angry about this, not at SCOTUS. We can be angry at both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jason said: We can be angry at both. Nope. It makes 0 sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 34 minutes ago, Jose said: Nope. It makes 0 sense. Nope. SCOTUS is deciding Congress didn't mean what it plainly said. Something to be angry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, Jason said: Nope. SCOTUS is deciding Congress didn't mean what it plainly said. Something to be angry about. The guy you quoted is not saying what you think he is saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 What if we just collectively lynched all the politicians when they kept fucking up instead of pretending we can do anything with our useless votes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 SCOTUS was correct, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/05/opinion-analysis-unanimous-court-throws-out-bridgegate-convictions/ Quote The court rejected the government’s argument that Baroni and Kelly’s scheme intended to obtain the Port Authority’s money or property because they sought to take over the lanes on the bridge and because the Port Authority had to pay the traffic engineers and the toll collector as a result. Not a great argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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