About this episode
The episode discusses how governments use bribery to exert control and influence over citizens and states.
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Governments exercise their unjust powers through bribery. Some government actor promises you something, generally in exchange for your vote, then threatens to remove that promise if you don’t continue to support them. Similarly, the federal government bribes the states with money, then threatens to take it away if they don’t...
People in this episode
Host: Paul Engel
Topics covered
- bribery
- government power
- political influence
- federalism
- state government
Keywords
- bribery
- government
- politics
- federal government
- state government
- voting
- power
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