To: SandyInSeattle
"A whole lot of donating went on. But which "donations" were actually an illegal bribe?"
It's a fine semantic point, frankly. Lobbyists do not donate with no expectations, and they make those expectations known.
21 posted on
01/04/2006 7:25:04 AM PST by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: MineralMan
It's a fine semantic point, frankly. Lobbyists do not donate with no expectations, and they make those expectations known. Sure, but if I am known as someone who supports X, and a lobbyist donates money to me because he works for X, and then I vote for X, how does anyone know if it was a bribe?
29 posted on
01/04/2006 7:32:54 AM PST by
Dianna
To: MineralMan
Exactly. And with donations going to both sides, this is going to be a mess to sort out.
58 posted on
01/04/2006 7:54:34 AM PST by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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