In the most crucial 4 years of our Republic, after having successfully deposed it’s greatest threat, Merrick Garland has got to be the most ineffectual, lazy, and cowardly Attorney General we’ve ever had.
Republicans got exactly who they wanted. :/
They scared the fuck out of him, and Joe allowed him to stay scared, one of the greatest, if not the greatest failure of the Biden presidency
They “warned him” with a letter…
Moderates aren’t enough to fight fascism, they won’t put the effort in because they’re more concerned with stopping progressives.
If we got rid of the fascists, there wouldn’t be a reason to hold our nose and vote for a moderate.
It’s ridiculous. I’ve seen all these political/legal pundits coming out saying “It’s probably not going to go to court, but it toes the line!”
No, fuck that. If you promise someone money, or even the chance of money, to vote or pledge support for a candidate, that’s compromising the democratic process. And if that’s somehow not illegal, it should be made illegal without question.
They’re basically saying “Hey, you can stand outside polling stations and offer free scratch tickets to people who take a picture of their vote for Trump, and that’s not illegal because it’s not a guarantee of reward.”
Not to mention this is essentially the same line of reasoning Repubs keep using to make voting worse for everyone. Can’t give out water in line to vote because you might be “buying votes”, so you gotta wait in line 6 hours in the hot sun if you’re in a poor district.
But hey, totally cool when it’s ol Musky doin it for cash not for health!
The problem is that it’s the FEC who’s responsible, and they’re constantly deadlocked at 3-3 which renders them toothless in terms of enforcement.
(The way I’d fix this is to have a new law passed allowing a “President’s representative” who the President appoints to the FEC - without need for confirmation - as the 7th member, and who automatically resigns when the President leaves office. This 7th member can break the deadlock.)
Anyways, it seems like Musk has no way to verify that the winners are actually going to vote Red. Here’s hoping that the vast majority that he gets signed up end up turning out for Harris instead.
Guys, relax! It’s OK. He’s a rich conservative. He’s allowed to break the law.
He’s a rich conservative. He doesn’t have laws.
Ftfy
Guessing he won’t be prosecuted because iT WouLd bE DiViSiVE
Justice system: But he has money, sooo…shrugs
So, it’s not unusual for the DOJ to send a warning letter. Kind of a “we are watching you” situation. If Elmer proceeds the ownership is solely his.
Hasen first covered the issue on his blog last Saturday, where he cited 52 U.S.C. 10307©, the federal law that prohibits paying someone or accepting payment “either for registration to vote or for voting.” The penalty is $10,000 or up to five years in prison or both.
i wonder which of those penalties he’ll be getting
$10k, which SCROTUS will overturn saying that DoJ owes him $10M for wasting his time. Assuming he doesn’t just get pardoned.
are the people taking money from him breaking the law, as well ?
Yes. According to user @affiliate@lemmy.world:
Hasen first covered the issue on his blog last Saturday, where he cited 52 U.S.C. 10307©, the federal law that prohibits paying someone or accepting payment “either for registration to vote or for voting.” The penalty is $10,000 or up to five years in prison or both.
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