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The worst part is, he isn't even American. Imagine if Americans would go into a foreign country and try to influence the elections... Oh wait.
Stupid rich people trying to take advantage of 'stupid' poor people.
Stupid rich people taking advantage of the flaws in American law enforcement and of the American judiciary system
This immoral prick continues to push my Stoic practise to its limit.
Though maybe some of the other things Musk was doing were of murky legality, this one is clearly illegal. See 52 U.S.C. 10307(c): “Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both…” (Emphasis added.)
I mean, if it’s clearly illegal then can we, you know, apply the law?
checks Musk's net worth
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No.
Can we "eat" him then? Make it a big ol dinner party everyone invited.
Putin rubbing his fingers with glee rn. If this doesn't get prosecuted, I know what he'd do.
Put him behind bars for that and I start believing that the government takes this vote seriously.
I'm going to lower the bar:
If the government issues any sort of indictment in the next 3 weeks, I'll agree that they are taking it seriously. Even without bail.
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Blatantly illegal.
But Biden won't step up and make Garland do his job.
Just throw it on top of the giant piles of reason "not trump" isn't enough to fight fascism.
We need people actually willing and able to fight, best case scenario for Biden is he's only one of those things.
And as president, he's clearly able to direct the DOJ, if he believes he shouldn't be able, that makes him unwilling to fight fascism.
musk is all in. He either goes to prison or trump wins.
I'm sure investigation starts immediately, but it won't get results until after the election.
musk is all in. He either goes to prison or trump wins.
If trump has proven anything, it's that wealthy Republicans can get away with literally anything in this country. Musk isn't going to prison, and I doubt he'll even see a courtroom over this.
Seriously... Trump staged a literal insurrection and is the top presidential candidate. They think Musk is going away for some voter bribery?
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Just curious, why do you think Biden has to do anything? There's teams of people in charge of enforcing laws that don't need the president to tell them what to do. A CEO doesn't tell everyone under him what to do. He just expects them to do their job to the best they're able.
Because I know who Merrick Garland is and have observed his behavior over the last four years?
It's legit one of the few areas I agree with Biden:
In recent weeks, President Biden has grumbled to aides and advisers that had Garland moved sooner in his investigation into former President Donald Trump’s election interference, a trial may already be underway or even have concluded, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss private matters. That trial still could take place before the election and much of the delay is owed not to Garland but to deliberate resistance put up by the former president and his team.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/09/white-house-frustration-with-garland-grows-00140813
Although I disagree with Biden on his path forward. Rather than replace Garland, his plan is to grumble to aids and adversers that Garland doesn't do what he wants, I believe Biden should have never appointed him in the first, and can offer no plausible explanation for why he hasn't been replaced other Biden is (say it with me) unwilling to fight fascism as hard as it needs to be fought.
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What's stopping people from applying to his "lottery" and just not voting Trump?
Apparently nothing. I live in PA and want to sign up, but I really don't want Musk to have my email or phone number or home address.
Make them up?
I feel like that wouldn't get me the million dollars.
I don't think anyone's actually getting a million dollars...
Understandable. I'd greatly consider it (if I didn't already turn in my mail-in ballot, and he offered to California) but the idea alone that I'd be giving my private info to "I am a massive fascist and enabler and funder of them" just so I can grift a grifter.
But the simple fact that even if I could give them what they demanded for payment, they would probably see a disabled, queer, poor person and go "Oh, well, you're one of them so... Face the wall."
I'd rather be a poverty-trapped queer in a red county as I am now, than sell my morals for money. That's what people with the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair do.
As if he didn't already have them
Rich people feel like they can do anything they want and usually the law lets them do so. I hope he faces some type of punishment for this.
This is a case where max jail time is needed. 5 years for each bribe.
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The Supreme Court: “This is fine as long as it remains Republicans only…”
Accurate
The best part about this is that unlike a lot of the other illegal shit his PACs are doing, Musk can't separate himself from it and say he wasn't personally involved. He personally handed out the giant check.
If Harris wins, and if her administration actually decides to crack down on this shit, Musk could end up behind bars. I'm not holding my breath, but it's a still a pleasant thought.
The first rally he came out for trump, he flat out said "if trump loses I'm fucked".
It's logical to assume if he's being this blatant because even a little digging would show obvious crimes.
He's already fucked, he has no other option than to double down with blantant shit.
All the more reason to act now, the election is in two weeks, but if looking into this gets a head start to find some shady shit before January...
Well, it's probably all hypothetical, Biden wouldn't have the balls to do anything.
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I mean, I guess I would take a million dollars from a deluded billionaire, but I would still vote for Harris.
None of the people they are trying to bribe will see money.
You can't buy popularity, Elon. Ask your buddy Donald
You really want him to ask his buddy who took his popularity from a reality show and parlayed it into the Presidency , and might just do it again?
Elon Musk and promising people money you'll never actually pay out. Name a more iconic duo
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Donald Trump, such a great candidate that you have to pay people and offer them cash prizes to get people to vote for him...
That's the message here.
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