good, then make the punishment heavy enough so that even if a few are caught, they are made examples of. I am thinking if the illegal lobbying money is higher than a certain amount he is forced to step down and the company is run by a board of truestees for a year. Will they be able to find ways around it? Sure they are resourceful and have an army of lawyers shamelessly trained at finding loopholes, but it will be much harder than now which is basically a walk in the park for them.
he is forced to step down and the company is run by a board of truestees for a year
What company? Daniel Berntsson used his personal funds.
Political parties need donations and membership fees to survive because the alternative - where political parties receive funds from the state - makes them dependable and controllable by the state. There are many laws that regulate such donations. Did he break any law? If not, should the law be stricter? It’s up to the debate.
The idea that we should make everything illegal and punishable and that will solve every problem is just naive.
“donation”? this is called lobbying. And it should be illegal.
If it was illegal to donate money, these money would still reach the recipients - but without anyone’s knowledge.
good, then make the punishment heavy enough so that even if a few are caught, they are made examples of. I am thinking if the illegal lobbying money is higher than a certain amount he is forced to step down and the company is run by a board of truestees for a year. Will they be able to find ways around it? Sure they are resourceful and have an army of lawyers shamelessly trained at finding loopholes, but it will be much harder than now which is basically a walk in the park for them.
What company? Daniel Berntsson used his personal funds.
Political parties need donations and membership fees to survive because the alternative - where political parties receive funds from the state - makes them dependable and controllable by the state. There are many laws that regulate such donations. Did he break any law? If not, should the law be stricter? It’s up to the debate.
The idea that we should make everything illegal and punishable and that will solve every problem is just naive.
Sounds like a seriously bad argument against laws…
“You’re saying I can only murder people in secret? I thought this was America.”