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Pro@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to ban Elon Musk from offering $1 million checks to voters

wisconsinwatch.org

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Wisconsin lawsuit seeks to ban Elon Musk from offering $1 million checks to voters

wisconsinwatch.org

Pro@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 3 days ago
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A government watchdog group filed a lawsuit seeking to prohibit billionaire Elon Musk from ever again offering cash payments to voters in Wisconsin like he did in this spring’s hotly conteste…
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    Lol, votes were sold. How is that democracy anymore?

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      The candidate he was backing lost.

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        Trump lost…? Did I jump timelines?

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          No, you’re just remembering the wrong time. This is about the supreme court election in Wisconsin.

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      Well, you see, money is speech now.

      So I guess the question is…would this SCOTUS suppress the free speech of billionaires who want to buy votes directly?

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        Yep, the Citizens United decision let everyone know that some people just have more free speech than others. This is America.

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      Wasn’t democracy the day the electoral college came into existence

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