Even if Musk's lawyers don't succeed in making this go away and the whole thing does turn out to have been illegal, it won't make any difference: the election will be long over by then
this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2024
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Just another example of the privilege that money buys.
Best legal system money can buy
We still have to fight for him to be held accountable.
Well, that's another thing. How likely is it he'll ever see any real consequences that affect him in any way?
Not that I'm saying he shouldn't be prosecuted if this does turn out to be illegal (which it probably is), just that I'm extremely cynical when it comes to the likelihood of it actually having any effect
Well, he's definitely fucking around and ig we'll all find out.
Common law, right? Even if the resolution doesn't have a practical impact now, it's important to set a precedent (hopefully to prevent such things in the future).
But isn't the point that it's pretty clearly illegal already, which is why they're now framing it as something else?
As long as rich reich-wingers can just throw lawyers at something that looks like vote buying, they can drag things out until elections are over and then it'll be too late – can't undo the effect post hoc.
Wouldn't that open them up to other crimes like false advertising?
Try violations of federal election law:
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=147042
It seems pretty cut and dried.
Besides that, wouldn't it count as taxable wages and need a W-2 OR 1099 if it's not a lottery or gift?
Fraudulent advertising, apparently.
I highly doubt that works on any vaguely competent/not-bought-out judge.
In America?
Sovereign citizen logic.
"I wasn't hiring a prostitute, I was gifting money to my non-exclusive girlfriend who only sleeps with people for money."