Elon Musk Swing State Registered Voter Giveway

PhillyGuy
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:41:23 +0000
Politics & Elections

Continuing the discussion from Donald Trump and the runup to the 2024 election:

Donald Trump and the runup to the 2024 election

Well, it looks like even Elon’s “giveaway” wasn’t entirely true. Does this make it more illegal? Less? It’s dirty, no matter what the law says.

My favorite quote: “I was pumping my arms in the air,” he said. “Actually meeting Elon, I kind of forgot about the money for a little bit … He’s such an influential figure for guys my age who are working hard every day.”

Elon Musk’s million dollar winners are Pennsylvania Republicans who already voted | The Independent

I’m starting a new thread because I think this deserves discussion.

I find no Musk pledge that the daily million dollars would be given away randomly. Or did I miss it?

The smaller, supposedly definite, payments almost surely total to a lot more money than the million dollar giveaways.

After some moral vacillation, my wife and I yesterday web-signed the petition saying that we support the first and second amendments. This is supposed to result in our getting a check, from Musk’s PAC, for $400 (two $100 payments for signing and two referral payments). If we actually get the checks – I’ll believe it when they don’t bounce – $300 will go to charity and $100 to our daughter for us referring her.

P.S. We had to attest to supporting the first and second amendments. First amendment, no problem. Second amendment? Well, Barbara and I are both former federal employees, and on taking the jobs, we swore, in good faith, to support and defend the whole constitution – including amendments. I live with that. Did we like the 2008 Heller decision making the second amendment an individual right? No, but it is the law, and should be respected. If that decision is reversed, we will respect it even more.

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