I am in college and the teacher ask us what arguments could the Salt Lake Organizing Committee use to defend what they did was not bribery. We are studying the difference in lobbying and bribery.

Lobbying is an activity that usually does not involve gifting (money, items, etc.) I used to be a lobbyist and we were not allowed to promise to give or to give, to someone we were trying to influence, any matierial or monetary item, in order to persuade them to vote in favor of our viewpoint.

Lobbying involves verbal persuasion which can be backed up by facts, studies, statistics, testimonies, etc.

Bribery is handing you $5,000.00 to vote the way we want. Or something such as passing a timeshare onto you, or financing a trip, etc.

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Originally Posted by bleusong52

Bribery is handing you $5,000.00 to vote the way we want. Or something such as passing a timeshare onto you, or financing a trip, etc.

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Hello bleu:

If they were different at one time, they're not now. As long as lobbyists are allowed to "contribute" to a politicians campaign, it's bribery.

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Originally Posted by kb70hj

I am in college and the teacher ask us what arguments could the Salt Lake Organizing Committee use to defend what they did was not bribery. We are studying the difference in lobbying and bribery.

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Since you are in college, you might want to take a course in grammar. Either of these sentences should embarrass your English professors.

Also, this post is missing a question.

Thank you for your input. I apologize for my grammar, I was in a hurry and did not double check my entry. As for the absence of a question, I had already posted the question in the search that brought this site up and I did not know I had to reask

What is the difference between lobbying and bribery? What argument could the SLOC members make that the payments made do not fit the definition of an illegal bribe (under the

Looks like the same question that was asked in this thread last July. Sorry that I didn't directly respond. The problem is that we don't do homework. Give us the part you are stumped with, and your best guess, and we may try to lead you in the right direction.