Should Micheal Moore be Charged With Attempted Federal Bribery?

freezerman2000 said:

I try..

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freezerman2000 said:

Being faithless Electors.

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No. He offered to pay their fines if they chose to be faithless electors and then were punished for doing so. Honestly, while I cannot stand Michael Moore, I liked that he offered that. In a way he was protecting free speech.

JackRT said:

President -Elect Trump offered to pay the legal fees of anyone charged with the assault of a protester at his rallies. Oh wait! Maybe he really didn't mean that. Maybe it was just convenient campaign rhetoric like "Lock her up!"

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Tu quoque.

freezerman2000 said:

According to the link,it was bribery..
bribery

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I cant help the fact your link is wrong.

voices that carry said:

Trump also said, "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters." If we are going to start charging people for their political rhetoric, then maybe Donald Trump should be charged with attempted murder.

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Tu quoque.

freezerman2000 said:

Bribery - Wikipedia
the definition of bribe
bribe - definition of bribe in English | Oxford Dictionaries
Bribery

Are these wrong also?

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Break out your law clerk skills and check it out. The common use of the term and the legal term overlap, but are not identical.

freezerman2000 said:

Bribery - Wikipedia
the definition of bribe
bribe - definition of bribe in English | Oxford Dictionaries
Bribery

Are these wrong also?

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The "bribe" would have to induce the elector to do something he/she did not intend to do otherwise. The "bribe" was offered to all electors, therefore falls short of what any prosecutor would deem worthy. And, if no elector is fined, then the whole point is moot.

freezerman2000 said:

Do you not keep up with the news outlets,or do you rely on this site for facts?
BTW,I later posted the link to the article...your objection is a moot point.

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Did you post any facts? I missed where you posted anything that resembled a fact, and the OP is the example.

Secondly, you asked a question and I answered it. It looks like you missed that.

The thread is a manufactured outrage.

JustOneWay said:

The thread is a manufactured outrage.

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Lately it would seem that there is a lot of that going around.

JackRT said:

Lately it would seem that there is a lot of that going around.

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It has been going on forever. It happens. I've done it myself LOL

freezerman2000 said:

Are you a lawyer?

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Are you?

freezerman2000 said:

After all,he did offer to pay the legal fees for appointed Electors who changed their votes to change their votes..
Was there a crime committed?
If you don't think so,please explain why..
I kind of wonder if he would have offered the same to the Hillary defectors?

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Moore should learn that the legal way to bribe for this sort of thing is to create a special interest lobbyist group

freezerman2000 said:

I was asking cow.

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What does it matter if he is a lawyer?

freezerman2000 said:

Because he was acting as if he was..
Telling me I needed to brush up on my legal knowledge.
I'm going on legal definitions from the web and asking if the case could be brought to court on felony charges.

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You are going off of dictionary definitions. Here is the relevant law. 18 U.S. Code § 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses