Reply To: A Third Term for Mayor Mike Bloomberg?

Joseph-

Reason 4 is bribery. This is the most powerful reason of campaign contributions. It should not be allowed, whether open or closed? Should we allow bribery so long as it is open?

I disagree with that definition, as does the law.

The contribution is going to campaign effort, which makes it no different than:

a) A newspaper editorial, supporting a candidate.

b) A community leader endorsing a candidate.

d) Campaign volunteers who expect consideration if their candidate wins.

Bribery would mean:

a) Benefits going directly to the candidate, whether cash, property, vacations, special consideration in the commodities market.

b) Any of the above benefits going to friends or relatives of the candidate.

c) Any secret agreement made to benefit the candidate in return for special consideration e.g. kickbacks.

a) Men of truth.

b) Men of means (for the reason mentioned earlier).

c) G-dly men.

d) Who despise money (as Rashi explains, who will surrender the money rather than go to din and have it taken away).

In addition, these men were to have been selected by Moshe.

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It would be a terrible idea to have a de facto restriction of public office to just that circle.

Not too bad an idea. Sounds like something George Washington would have liked.

I have no idea what GW whould have thought of such an idea but:

a) GW is listed as a Federalist in my childhood history book.

Jax-

Rudy, in a nanosecond.