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Re:FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for u... by superb_dev on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:15PM (#38370276)
> It’s gotten to the point that high government officials can’t afford to be lobbied.

This is just nonsense, most members of congress take lobby money.

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-recipients

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Re:FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for u... by jauer on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:19PM (#38370334)
Members of congress are a small subset of government officials.

That they get away with corrupt behavior doesn't mean that people in the civil service should have to be anxious about trivial things. If a government employee can be influenced by something as minor as a pen or lunch, they are in the wrong line of work.

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Re:FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for u... by account42 on Thursday November 23, 2023 @05:07AM (#38391224)
Yes, and making even small bribes illegal and enforcing that is how you get people who are influenced by them out of that line of work.
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