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I think there is reason to raise eyebrows about this. I'm not sure that it counts as bribing someone for votes, though.
by santiago on Sat Apr 26, 2008 at 09:32:03 AM PDT
Of COURSE it's bribery!
by The Werewolf Prophet on Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 03:13:56 PM PDT
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At some point, if you go to far with it, everything is bribery. What's a campaign promise, or friendly free soda for delegates who stop by a booth, if not a quid pro quo?
No, I maintain that bribery, spirit and letter, is a high crime or misdemeanor. It must involve significant sums of exchange to a very concentrated and powerful interest -- institutional officials, not voter or delegates. Promises or minor gifts to diffuse interests like the grassroots delegates to a democratic body, are just being creative and friendly -- no different than a warm two-handed handshake and smile.
by santiago on Fri May 02, 2008 at 09:59:56 AM PDT
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