If not, how much would you counteroffer?
(If you aren’t an American, assume for this hypothetical that you were suddenly granted citizenship and all other requirements are waived.)
If not, how much would you counteroffer?
(If you aren’t an American, assume for this hypothetical that you were suddenly granted citizenship and all other requirements are waived.)
Bribing an extra congress person is a lot cheaper and you have a lot more options. They would have bribed congress a lot more before it got to bribing the president.
Bribing a congress person is only 1 of many votes. Bribing the president give you control over 1/3 of government, all nominations to executive departments, judicial nominations, and executive orders. I mean obviously 1 million isn’t even a lot, I’m just trying to see how desparate are Lemmy users for money. I mean you can up the offer to 100 million per year for the president and still cheaper than 1 million per year per congress person for at least 51 senators, and 218 representatives. Even a 200 million offer is still cheaper than bribing congress. And 1 million isn’t gonna be acceptable to some of the congress members who aren’t that in need of money.
you only need 51 senators. You don’t need to control the House if you control the Senate, only if you want to pass bills but if you want to block them then the 51 senators will do. The president can’t enact laws, only veto them, which technically the Senate can override. So overall bribing 67 senators is the way to go. That said senators cost around 350 thousand a month. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-arkansas-state-senator-sentenced-role-bribery-scheme