Gratuities! You know, gift cards, lunches, plaques, books, framed photos, or *disguising the phrase with a yawn* thick envelopes full of cash. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...
Are they saying it’s not a kick-back for his actions as mayor, because he was actually working directly for the company at the time he took those actions?!
Not a lawyer, but it looks like they are saying congress can't make kickbacks illegal, only the local and state officials that are getting kickbacks can make them illegal.
I read it not as congress can't make kickbacks illegal but that congress only made bribes illegal but not kickbacks and left it to states/local govt to make kickbacks illegal?
What they’re actually saying is that there is no such thing as law, only the exercise of power. And that they will defend your exercise of power if they favour you.
