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    The New Yorker‏Verified account @NewYorker 27 Jun 2016

    Today, the Supreme Court set an absurdly narrow standard for official-bribery cases, @tnyCloseRead writes.http://nyer.cm/Yh9ECWj 

    5:03 PM - 27 Jun 2016
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      2. David Simon‏Verified account @AoDespair 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        Instructive to note that influence peddling is not actually a crime under the US code. It's simply governance.

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      3. Itzik Basman‏ @ItzikBasman 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AoDespair @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        This is right-the demand for an evident quid pro quo shrinks reality of how insidiously influence works.

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      4. David Simon‏Verified account @AoDespair 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ItzikBasman @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        But if money is to be mother's milk of politics with donor-funded elections, then it's a rigged game.

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      5. Itzik Basman‏ @ItzikBasman 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AoDespair @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        Should apply to all politicians. Sadly, it is rigged. Need publicly funded elections. A Sanders virtue.

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      6. Itzik Basman‏ @ItzikBasman 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ItzikBasman @AoDespair and

        By the way I supported Lawrence Lessig's quixotic campaign and wish it would've gotten greater traction.

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      7. David Simon‏Verified account @AoDespair 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @ItzikBasman @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        Change is impossible without five good USSCJ votes and the right test case.

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      8. Itzik Basman‏ @ItzikBasman 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AoDespair @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        Yep.

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      2. Robert S. Walker‏ @rswjdrp 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        unanimous decision, right? You could be wrong, right?

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      3. reuben c. baker‏ @rubake 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @rswjdrp @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        or the justices could all be biasedhttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/us/politics/justices-disclose-privately-paid-trips-and-gifts.html …

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      4. Robert S. Walker‏ @rswjdrp 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @rubake @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        that must be it.

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      1. reuben c. baker‏ @rubake 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker

        .@NewYorker @tnyCloseRead why are we surprised? SCOTUS justices also accept lavish gifts, payments, and tripshttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/us/politics/justices-disclose-privately-paid-trips-and-gifts.html …

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      1. Michele Schiesser‏ @MicheleSchiesse 27 Jun 2016
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        @AppellateDaily @tnyCloseRead Oh stop it.There was not a shred of evidence of a quid pro quo in this case.It was a witch hunt.

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      1. MAGA TRUMP‏ @CharKyle13 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        @realDonaldTrump now if this isn't this just the biggest green flag for our paid politicians to screw us even more😰

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      2. John Regier‏ @jrregier 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        Wrong. There’s a reason the decision was unanimous.

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      3. reuben c. baker‏ @rubake 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @jrregier @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        indeed there is. To protect themselves.http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/us/politics/justices-disclose-privately-paid-trips-and-gifts.html …

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      1. iswannee‏ @teachn4unity 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker

        this would appear as though it was a get out of jail card between big business and the government. Ugh!!!! #cloakedtransparency

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      1. iswannee‏ @teachn4unity 28 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        Good grief! Put everything on a rail and get it out of here. When is enough,enough?

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      1. Frank OConnor‏ @frankoc322 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker

        It's the system that's corrupt and SOTUS helped make it so with Citizens United decision.

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      1. tony 😎‏ @Tonyotr313 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        and most people don't know what the hell they doing need some young blood out there get rid of those old douchebags

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      1. Professor Duvert‏ @Duvert8563 27 Jun 2016
        Replying to @NewYorker @tnyCloseRead

        Free Don Siegelman

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