Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The same ruse goes for campaign contributions - if you want to accept a lot of ...
The same ruse goes for campaign contributions - if you want to accept a lot of campaign contributions that would fall afoul of ethics rules, just narrow the definition of "campaign contribution" until all the money you're receiving no longer qualifies.
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