re: #99 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut

The problem we have in the US is that politicians are bribed by contributions to campaigns and related soft-money activity; not as dramatic as direct bribery, but still bribery to my mind.

Much harder to regulate though, given the 1st Amendment (I’m including the Supreme Court decisions on campaign finance, since the 1st Amendment is the one on point in this matter).