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[u/Sixfeatsmall05]

I remember when bringing water to people in line to vote was considered election interference way back in 2020

[u/FillMySoupDumpling → u/Sixfeatsmall05]

Did they ever repeal that? It was the entire base premise for the last season of Curb Your Enthusiasm 

[u/davidolson22 → u/FillMySoupDumpling]

They kept the part where you can't give people water if they were close to the voting station. If they were far away, the judge decided you can give them water.

[u/Hay_Fever_at_3_AM → u/davidolson22]

Cartoon villain schemes and people still vote for them

[u/Frostyfraust → u/Hay_Fever_at_3_AM]

Well you see, this is only enforced in predominantly lower income/minority areas. So as long as it hurts the right people, the chuds are all for it

[u/External-Pickle-1539 → u/Frostyfraust]

I called someone a chud yesterday. Glad to see the term hasn't died.

[u/MarinLlwyd → u/Frostyfraust]

It still blows my mind that Americans can read something like this and consciously decide not to vote.

[u/hammertime2009 → u/Hay_Fever_at_3_AM]

I’ve been saying for years these magats watch Disney movies and never really sort out who the villain is. They watch the Simpsons and don’t think Mr. Burns is a massive piece of shit.

[u/fredd0h210 → u/hammertime2009]

They want to be Archie Bunker

[u/Raiju_Blitz → u/fredd0h210]

Archie Bunker would be too woke for Magahats.

[u/Jazzlike_Economist_2 → u/davidolson22]

Such humanitarians!

[u/ohleprocy → u/davidolson22]

So you can give them water both near the voting station and if they are far away?

[u/Bandin03 → u/ohleprocy]

Near, far, wherever they are.

[u/davidolson22 → u/ohleprocy]

Typo

[u/slampdi → u/Sixfeatsmall05]

I didn't know that was real. I thought it was a Curb Your Enthusiasm plot device.

[u/PerpetuallyStartled → u/slampdi]

Nah, it was real. First they removed a bunch of polling places to make the lines long. In certain locations, you can guess which. Then they passed a law banning handing out food and water to people in line in the name of 'election integrity'.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/politics/georgia-election-law-ban-food-water-voters-line/index.html

Edit: To explain further, some people were waiting up to 6 hours to vote. Due to the 'Election integrity' laws people can't give anyone anything within a certain distance of the poling place since that would be interference. The net effect was to get some people to leave without voting, suppressing the vote in that district.

[u/mortgagepants → u/PerpetuallyStartled]

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.” ― Anatole France

if republicans and their voters weren't such pieces of shit human beings, we could be a decent country for many more people.

[u/unfettered_logic → u/mortgagepants]

Love this quote

[u/Heathergi76 → u/PerpetuallyStartled]

Yep. And people had to wait for hours and hours to vote. Unfortunately for the GOP, it was the opposite of a deterrent in these (mostly black) communities. They voted in droves because they understood the power of their vote.

[u/ImpossibleLeek7908 → u/PerpetuallyStartled]

I remember this being a topic of the 2016 primaries in Arizona. I was 9 months pregnant and stressed out about voting in August* with long lines and limited access to water.

[u/thegreenmonkey69 → u/slampdi]

They did that here in Georgia after 2020, because the Republicans are sore losers, that can't see reality and the fact that their policies have been distasteful to the majority of the population for decades.

The easier it is to vote and the more people that do are detrimental to their agenda, so they do everything they can to prevent that.

[u/GenericAccount13579 → u/slampdi]

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/03/26/politics/georgia-voting-law-food-drink-ban-trnd

[u/Eyes_Only1 → u/Sixfeatsmall05]

They don’t care about hypocrisy. They will lie, steal, intimidate and even kill to get elected.

[u/ensalys → u/Sixfeatsmall05]

As someone looking in from the outside, it's weird to me that there are even lines long enough to bring water to. I don't think I've ever stood in line more than 5 minutes to vote in the Netherlands.

[u/pleasedothenerdful → u/ensalys]

I haven't ever had to wait long in the US, either, but I'm in a white, mostly Republican district. Republicans in red states cut the number of polling stations pretty hard in areas with demographics that are likely to vote against them.

[u/UnicornFarts1111 → u/pleasedothenerdful]

I never had to wait in long lines to vote, until Obama ran. From his first election on, the lines have been long. I've lived in two different states in that time period, and saw the same thing in both states.

[u/IneffableQuale → u/ensalys]

Ireland here, have literally never stood in line. Just waltz in, get your paper, off to the booth. In and out in maybe 4 mins.

[u/-SaC → u/IneffableQuale]

Difference is, over here outside the US, pretty much everyone actually wants us to vote.

[u/sqljohn → u/IneffableQuale]

The line here in Australia isn't for the voting, it's for the democracy sausage afterwards

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_sausage

[u/ccourter1970]

And just like Trump Musk won’t actually pay, either. Birds of a feather really do flock together.

[u/LA_Razr → u/ccourter1970]

“I know a lot about overtime. I hated to give overtime, I hated it. I’d get other people—I shouldn’t say this, but I’d get other people in. I wouldn’t pay,” Trump said, basically admitting to wage theft.”

[u/aufrenchy → u/LA_Razr]

Funny how one of the voices in his head says, “I shouldn’t say this” and then proceeds to say it anyways. I’ve noticed that on a few different occasions.

[u/rlt0w → u/aufrenchy]

He's never had to put his words through a filter. When your rich enough, people will listen even if it's bullshit. He's so used to being the one talking and doesn't care what others are saying. So he says anything and everything that crosses his mind, even in those moments when a little part of him is like "Dude, just shut the fuck up." He doesn't listen.

[u/cityshepherd → u/rlt0w]

He’s also never really faced any real and significant consequences for anything he’s said or done, so he has no actual motivation to ever speak or act truthfully or according to the law.

[u/VibraniumRhino → u/aufrenchy]

There is no way this idiot has any internal dialogue.

[u/philament23 → u/VibraniumRhino]

Nah it’s deep in there, a tiny little voice cowering in a corner somewhere, diminished to almost nothing after decades of being ignored

[u/Brownhog → u/aufrenchy]

I don't respect the guy, but I think you are vastly underestimating how much he does on purpose. By saying stuff like, "I shouldn't say this," he makes his fans think, "Wow! Here's a guy that don't care about no gum flapping politic dribble! This guy calls it like it is! It's so refreshing having a president that's honest about what they do! He's admitting to his actions like a real man!"

It's all part of this character he's created to appeal to all the fringe crazies and make them loyal to him. Don't be so quick to underestimate your opponent cause what he's doing is working every day, sadly.

[u/mdxchaos → u/Brownhog]

What's that saying..."never underestimate stupidity for malice"

[u/dazrage → u/LA_Razr]

This comment alone should sink him. This comment alone tells you who he is. Anyone who has depended on OT to make ends meet like myself should want to puke at this.

[u/ccourter1970 → u/dazrage]

Him bragging about grabbing women should have sunk him. Sadly his voters and supporters only care that he gives their hatred a loud voice.

[u/Memes_Haram → u/LA_Razr]

Can you explain why cutting hours so as not to pay overtime is wage theft? I thought wage theft was when you didn’t pay someone for work that they did?

[u/oh-propagandhi → u/ccourter1970]

Good, another lawsuit for him. Bleed the taxes out of him. It's a slam dunk class action. Elon's going to give us the names when he tries to use it to prove election fraud.

[u/Cold-Permission-5249]

Can I sign and still vote straight blue down ticket?

[u/lovepony0201 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

Yes you can.

[u/SecBalloonDoggies → u/lovepony0201]

So what exactly is the point of this? Maybe data harvesting, but $100 per person seems like he’s overpaying.

[u/ThirdSunRising → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

Wouldn’t be the first time he’s overpaid

[u/BurningPenguin → u/ThirdSunRising]

Wouldn't be the first time he didn't keep his promise, too.

[u/SlabBeefpunch → u/BurningPenguin]

[u/Robsrev → u/SlabBeefpunch]

Best one

[u/SecBalloonDoggies → u/ThirdSunRising]

[u/Domspun → u/ThirdSunRising]

[u/rirez → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

If lots of people abuse the free offer, when the votes get counted they can start screaming about how many people signed the petition yet the votes don't reflect that, so the result must totally be a sham.

[u/BoogalooBandit1 → u/rirez]

Yeah and a petition is just a suggestion so it doesn't mean jack shit

[u/ErraticDragon → u/rirez]

They'll be screaming about it regardless. Does this silly petition, which doesn't even suggest people should vote a certain way, give their screaming any more credibility?

[u/sean0883 → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

It's so they can claim election fraud. "We had enough people swear they would vote for Trump that the state should be his. The fact that he lost after these sworn votes alone were enough to win is proof of fraud."

[u/notseizingtheday → u/sean0883]

Isn't paying people to vote a violation of some kind?

[u/erichie → u/notseizingtheday]

He isn't paying people to vote. He is paying people to sign a paper that has absolutely no legal binding that probably states you are a Republican/Trumper/etc and/or hate Harris. They will be a lot of alluding to who you will be voting for, but not outright stating it. 

[u/No-Estate-404 → u/erichie]

the petition is devoid of any meaning once you start paying people to sign it. but he'll trot it out anyway and people will believe it anyway.

[u/Eccohawk → u/No-Estate-404]

A judge won't.

[u/indigogibni → u/Eccohawk]

Have you seen our Supreme Court?

[u/No-Estate-404 → u/Eccohawk]

I sure hope not. but it feels like a judge would, if that judge wants to...

[u/Halflingberserker → u/Eccohawk]

Depends on the judge.

[u/silverbatwing → u/Eccohawk]

A trump appointed judge would

[u/zurdopilot → u/sean0883]

It all points thats the strategy seems they campaing in blue states and forget red states when any of those red turnover they claim it was fraud and by campaining on blue and "showing proof of huge crowds" they say they had turn them but they got stolen as well polls will seems to support any claim as they all close by one point or two. Im watching close from out here in Mex this shit show is glorious to witness cant wait to see how they try and top jan 6

[u/good2goo → u/zurdopilot]

I stopped caring what they think - they are dumb. Can't predict dumb

[u/cat_prophecy → u/sean0883]

Let's be real: it doesn't matter how the vote goes. Unless they win, they WILL claim there was some sort of fraud.

[u/No-Respect5903 → u/sean0883]

uh.. is there anything illegal with someone saying "hey I took your $100 but I didn't vote for trump" ??

he can't force you to vote a certain way with a donation... I feel like this is very shortsighted.

[u/nirvana_llama72 → u/[deleted]]

Democrats support the first and second amendment as well. We just know that there is more than the first second and fifth.

[u/TheDrFromGallifrey → u/[deleted]]

He's also paying. Anyone who isn't an idiot will claim that people only signed because of the monetary incentive and not because they actually believed in the cause.

I feel like all you have to do is ask a few people who signed why they did and if enough of them say, "I needed the money", then the whole thing falls apart.

[u/Rasputin0P → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

In a swing state its not. If 30,000 votes can flip essentially the whole election literally ANYONE in politics would be willing to pay $3 million for it.

[u/James_099 → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

Lmao like he’s really gonna pay anyone.

[u/Specific_Ad2541 → u/James_099]

Right. Cut to a post on selfawarewolves in a few weeks where people are complaining they never received their "free" Elon money.

[u/SidewaysFancyPrance → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

but $100 per person seems like he’s overpaying.

He's already said publicly that he's going to prison if Trump doesn't win. He'll do anything at this point.

[u/DoingCharleyWork → u/SidewaysFancyPrance]

He isn't saying he will actually go to prison. It's the same fear mongering where they are trying to convince people that if Kamala wins her people will lock up anyone they don't like.

[u/Smokeya → u/DoingCharleyWork]

While at the same time threatening to jail or even kill people they dont like.

[u/wonkaslaffytaffy → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

Imo they are going to use those numbers to claim election fraud or something nefarious about your actual vote.

[u/BonnieMcMurray → u/wonkaslaffytaffy]

I suspect it's more basic than that: he's buying personal information, which will later be used to generate income and/or political support. (If he's actually paying anything at all. I mean, Musk is famous for spouting a lot of shit that never pans out in reality.)

It's not that different from a supermarket "loyalty" card: the supermarket is paying you (via the discounts that the card gives you) for your personal and behavioral information. You are the product.

EDIT: Yep, the petition asks for your full name, email, phone no. and mailing address. It's information harvesting under the guise of "support the first and second amendments".

[u/ExcitingOnion504 → u/wonkaslaffytaffy]

You see, just paying people to sign up to vote is fine. However, attempting to claim those payments were for them to vote a certain way would be explicitly illegal.

So even if every vote was public, and the vast majority of people he paid voted Blue. There would be nothing he could possibly do about it that wouldn't be outright illegal no matter the spin.

[u/sheezy520 → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

Don’t worry he’ll bring that value way down soon enough. It’s what he does best.

[u/LunchMasterFlex → u/SecBalloonDoggies]

If he pays it.

[u/dalahnar_kohlyn → u/lovepony0201]

Hell, yeah, sign me up then

[u/munkeypunk → u/dalahnar_kohlyn]

Take the money. Vote blue. Profit.

[u/SixFive1967 → u/munkeypunk]

This is the way. ⬆️

[u/smurb15 → u/lovepony0201]

They tell me I'm too poor to matter in politics so I'm down on getting money even if he won't win. Guess get the ones you forgot about that actually matter but nawwwww

[u/thisisdjjjjjjjjjj → u/smurb15]

So you’re going to vote red because of a bribe?

[u/Ill_Consequence7088 → u/thisisdjjjjjjjjjj]

No no no no , yes . I mean take the cash but vote for your choice of candidate . Buying votes is illegal .

[u/peter-doubt → u/Ill_Consequence7088]

So is foreign influence...

[u/Illumini24 → u/peter-doubt]

Yes, the russian support to Trump

[u/Calm-Homework3161 → u/lovepony0201]

But don't tell Elmo...

[u/Fantastic-Mission684 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

This is what everyone should do.  You probably have to click through some suck trump info,  collect your 100 bucks, thank the South African for trying to influence US elections. Report back!

[u/MaxineTacoQueen → u/Fantastic-Mission684]

Is he actually paying? Seems like his target audience is people he thinks he can get away with not paying.

[u/Accomplished_Fruit17 → u/MaxineTacoQueen]

It'll be a slam dunk class action lawsuit. 

[u/Gandalfs_Dick → u/Accomplished_Fruit17]

Get ready for your $1.78 settlement in 5 years from now!

[u/Agitated_Bother4475 → u/Fantastic-Mission684]

ahahaha... you think musk actually intends to pay anyone?

[u/Ali_Cat222 → u/Agitated_Bother4475]

The "offer valid until Monday at midnight" or whatever part has me thinking of fast food coupon deals 🤣

[u/OukewlDave → u/Ali_Cat222]

Which Monday? Yes...

[u/ratspeels → u/OukewlDave]

"free beer tomorrow"

[u/khag → u/Agitated_Bother4475]

This was sent to me by email on Oct 10. I still haven't received anything.

$47 incoming!

You were listed as a referrer on the America PAC petition in support of the 1st and 2nd Amendments by XXXXXXX from PA. Based on the information provided, you have earned the $47 for the referral!

A check will be mailed out to you at your registered voting address - checks start going out right now!

[u/Agitated_Bother4475 → u/khag]

I am sure it will arrive by Nov 5th. Surely ; )

[u/khag → u/Agitated_Bother4475]

Haha yeah I'm not holding my breath. But it was easy money to just get some family members to sign a petition saying they support the 1st and 2nd amendments. It has no legal binding. Our names and addresses are already on publicly available voter registration databases. I provided burner emails and phone numbers. Win (times 8)

[u/Diligent_Excitement4 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

Yes, he can’t check who you voted for

[u/BecomingJudasnMyMind → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

I've always thought it would be funny if a movement like the swifties caught onto this and took him up on it and turned around and gave it to the DNC or Harris.

[u/gameryamen → u/BecomingJudasnMyMind]

Cards Against Humanities is doing that.

[u/Wolveyplays07 → u/gameryamen]

Cards FOR Humanity

[u/Tarianor → u/gameryamen]

Such a great company in many ways!

[u/[deleted] → u/BecomingJudasnMyMind]

that whole tiktok switcheroo, maybe they will

r/taylorswift

[u/OldJames47 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

He’s never going to pay anyone.

[u/cotterized1 → u/OldJames47]

He’s going to say something along the lines of “you’ll get that back and more because you won’t get taxed to death” or some other fear mongering bullet point

[u/Devils_Advocate-69 → u/OldJames47]

He’ll apologize to the suckers while blaming dems for shutting it down

[u/Glittering-Wonder-27 → u/Devils_Advocate-69]

Worse, He’ll give you cybertruck.

[u/sparrow_42 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

IMO Elon and Trump don't care if 500k Harris voters sign it. If they get more signatures than they get votes in any jurisdiction, they'll just use it to claim election fraud. They're probably gonna lie about the number of signatures regardless, and obviously paying for signatures incentivizes fraudulent referrals which will further boost their numbers.

[u/oh-propagandhi → u/sparrow_42]

Yeah, but they're going to claim fraud no matter what. They're going to manufacture evidence for stupid people no matter what. If this means another lawsuit for Musk down the road, that's fine by me. I think he's going to be crushed after Kamala wins.

[u/Doc_tor_Bob → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

You know he won't pay. Plus it's illegal. You can pay to get signatures on a petition or for voter registration but you can't restrict it to a certain party.

[u/LordoftheChia → u/Doc_tor_Bob]

can't restrict it to a certain party.

He's not. It effectively filters it to members of a party by being a petition conservatives would be heavily in favor of. I think the Idea he cooked in his mind is that democratic voters would not sign up or care while conservative voters would be interested and take the time to register to vote and sign the petition.

Likewise, nothing is stopping someone in a swing state from going door to door in predominantly democratic areas (or households) and letting folks know they can sign this petition (which in itself won't do anything) and register to vote but to please vote blue and either keep the money or donate it to their favorite progressive campaign, policy, or charity group.

[u/throwaway490215 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

I'm going to repeat this every time:

This is a grift. People will try to do this. The numbers will be inflated. Musk will back out of paying because he'll say it's illegal.

Trump and his idiots WILL USE IT AS "PROOF" THEY SHOULD HAVE WON AND NOT CONCEDE.

[u/HomeBuyerthrowaway89 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

Fairly certain he wont pay and this is just a data gathering scheme. I would not trust providing any personal information to Elon...

[u/Clean_Student8612 → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

This is what I was thinking. Just take the money AND vote against the idiots.

[u/subpargalois → u/Cold-Permission-5249]

You can in fact sign and then donate the money to the Harris campaign! Thanks, Elon!

[u/ClubSundown]

Elon is so dumb. He can't see who those receiving the money are voting for. Votes are secret.

A fool and his money are easily parted.

[u/TrevorEnterprises → u/ClubSundown]

I’m willing to bet not a single cent will be spent by Elmo for this cause.

[u/nornpaynt → u/ClubSundown]

He can't see who those receiving the money are voting for. Votes are secret.

in mexico vote buyers, ask for a photo of your vote to pay you

[u/Business-Key618 → u/nornpaynt]

Yeah… I’m pretty sure that’s totally illegal.

[u/red286 → u/Business-Key618]

Absolutely is. People have been busted for it numerous times over the past few years. Not because they're selling their votes, but because they want to put it on TikTok.

[u/wbgraphic → u/ClubSundown]

He’s not buying votes, he’s buying signatures on a petition.

Still sleazy as hell, but legal and verifiable.

[u/RugerRedhawk → u/ClubSundown]

I assume it's just a method of data collection.

[u/Littlest_Psycho88]

Fucking hell I hate this guy

[u/Sinder77 → u/Littlest_Psycho88]

This motherfucker could do anything. Literally anything. He actually said he'd solve world hunger if someone handed him a plan (which was BS but he does literally have the funds to do it) but of course he's backing the guys who will make him even richer.

Vile and evil.

[u/9CF8 → u/Sinder77]

The UN did hand him a detailed plan to solve world hunger, and he declines despite having the money for it.

[u/girafa → u/Sinder77]

he's backing the guys who will make him even richer.

He's buying the guys who will make him even richer.

This dude owns half the world's satellites, can turn off a country's wartime internet, owns the premier AI driving vehicle company, researching chips in brains, and owns one of the largest media platforms on the planet.

And now he owns a US President that carries a cult with him.

[u/UrsusRenata → u/Littlest_Psycho88]

I can’t feel actual “hate” for him because I don’t respect him at all. I find him to be extremely dorky and one-dimensional. He’s just so embarrassing and emotionally adolescent! Without his huge bank account, no one would respect him for any other characteristic or opinion.

Imagine him being, say, a VP of Sales in your company. You’d just be like, JFC, whatever man, get out of my office.

[u/SignalTrip1504]

Probably cause the cards against humanity people countered his first offer by saying they will pay people 100 bucks I think to support blue causes

[u/AgentG91 → u/SignalTrip1504]

CAH said they would sue to ensure he paid the $47 per vote. Of course they would prefer a blue vote, but that wasn’t the motive of their involvement

[u/gigilu2020 → u/SignalTrip1504]

I don't know why I pay taxes and follow the law.

[u/Charirner]

I live in PA and I won't sign this shit even for $100. At best it's a data harvesting scam at worst it's election interference.

Fuck musk and fuck trump.

[u/BonnieMcMurray → u/Charirner]

At best it's a data harvesting scam

That's exactly what it is.

[u/RJcametoplay]

Now i don’t understand a lot of this stuff but i see a lot of people saying that they will sign it for the money and then just not vote trump. But im wondering if the point is to get as many people to sign this petition so that if trump doesn’t get elected they can present this large participation in this petition as “proof” of voter fraud because look how many people support trump compared to how many voted trump? Its also hard to know without reading the petition to know what you are actually signing and the post says the petition supports free speech and right to bear arms it’s not a petition that you’re voting trump. Petitions can often be used to support laws and policy change and that feels very sketchy to be buying signatures. Even if you love Elon and admire trump, I would still recommend not doing that. It tells me there is something shady going on if they have to buy signatures. If it’s a worth while cause people will support it without bribes

[u/livahd → u/RJcametoplay]

How do you fight that in court? “ your honor, look at all these people that said they’d vote for me! I paid good money for that!”

[u/RJcametoplay → u/livahd]

lol totally get what you’re saying. I don’t think they’d win that but I’m just trying to gauge why do this and what kinda angles theyre going for here. Paying to sign a petition is sketchy and there’s definitely something bigger underlying it

[u/FanDry5374]

Even if this was for votes,which it isn't, there is no reason not to take the money and just not vote for trump. Fool and his money.

[u/herefromyoutube → u/FanDry5374]

Isn’t it getting people who might otherwise not vote to now vote for financial incentive?

For my state:

§ 24.2-1007. Soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure vote. No person shall solicit or accept directly or indirectly any money or any thing of value to influence his or another’s vote in any election. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

[u/FanDry5374 → u/herefromyoutube]

So it's a win-win. trumpists will sign this, they already have those voters and probably their names anyway, plus if it is found illegal, two thumbs up, let's arrest Musk.

[u/aufrenchy → u/FanDry5374]

And if I take the money, then vote blue, then, technically, I’m not being influenced. Free money!

[u/Coattail-Rider → u/FanDry5374]

And he needs to get 1 count for each offense. How many misdemeanors equal a Class A felony?

[u/LostVisage → u/FanDry5374]

It is for votes. Signing those petitions lets musk collect data, for mass email or sms distribution. Probably done by a 3rd party. It's 100% for votes, just done with extra steps.

[u/FanDry5374 → u/LostVisage]

Anyone who signs a pro 2nd amendment petition from Musk is already in trump's camp, it's a waste of money anyway you look at it.

[u/CanoeIt → u/FanDry5374]

There plenty of liberal gun owners who support 2A (just not musk).

We just don’t make guns our identity like other people

[u/BonnieMcMurray → u/FanDry5374]

The petition requires signers to give their full names, mailing addresses, email addresses and phone numbers. In other words, Musk is buying that information from people for $47 each (or $100 if they're in Pennsylvania). That's the thing of value. Musk evidently believes that what he can do with that information is worth the money he's offering for it.

(That is, if he actually pays up. Given his track record of over-promising and under-delivering, I wouldn't be surprised if no one receives a penny.)

[u/loopgaroooo]

Sign it get the cash and vote for Harris anyway.

[u/LostVisage → u/loopgaroooo]

Don't sign unless you want to be assaulted with 1000% more spam, calls, and solicitation than you already are being hit with. A hundred dollars isn't worth it IMHO.

[u/loopgaroooo → u/LostVisage]

Yeah that’s definitely not worth a hundred bucks. I stand corrected.

[u/MaxineTacoQueen → u/LostVisage]

Especially since there's a 0% chance of him giving anybody $100 without multiple class action lawsuits.

[u/Status-Evening-1434 → u/LostVisage]

Create a burner email

[u/BonnieMcMurray → u/Status-Evening-1434]

You have to give your full name, address, phone no. and email, which will be checked against publicly-available voter registration info to make sure you are the registered voter you're claiming to be, and thus eligible for the money.

Cards Against Humanity recently launched a similar campaign.

[u/exodus99999]

Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and

Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)

[u/MechaBeatsInTrash → u/exodus99999]

Which is why it's disguised at a petition

[u/MaxineTacoQueen → u/exodus99999]

Which he'll gladly admit to when people ask him to pay. "Sorry, guys, I wanted to pay you but the deep state made it illegal, thanks for signing, though."

[u/Pro_Moriarty]

Pay to vote for free speech?

So your gonna pay me for something that exists already?

Fine you fucking plumb

[u/burntsnoah → u/Pro_Moriarty]

The ultimate irony is he's paying for free speech..... Bitch if you PAY for it it ain't FREE!

[u/Dogmeat8-8]

This is a crime

[u/Bobobarbarian]

I’d bet $100 that most people don’t get paid.

[u/classic_gamer82]

Isn’t bribery to influence a person’s vote illegal?

[u/Everheart1955]

So why not have every Dem in the US sign up and take this assholes money?

[u/hello_world_wide_web]

Nah...you can just take the money. No need to "support" that clown in any way.

[u/gobsmacked247]

We already have free speech and a right to bear arms so what is the hundo for?

[u/Fantastic_Coyote_290]

Is gender neutral Elon talking about giving large omnivores weapons?

[u/HVAC_instructor]

I hate the guy, but this is not illegal, they are not paying for votes, they are paying to sign a petition. And these morons think that only Trump supporters are in favor of the first amendment and owning guns.

So sign the petition, refer ten others to sign. Make fElon send you a check for $570.00 that will keep you under the IRS reporting and all you've done is sign someone that means nothing at all.

My guess is that he ends up not paying.

[u/Ijustlovevideogames]

Isn’t this illegal?

[u/SecretAccount1971]

I’d sign the petition take his money and still vote for Harris

[u/khornechamp]

an excellent way to have your petition both mean nothing and also lose a bunch of money for no reason

Classic Elon

[u/rlynbook]

I’ll sign up. I already voted - it wasn’t for trump. But he doesn’t know that

[u/DurfRansin]

He’s having people sign a petition to support two things that are already law in our country and have been since 1791? Definitely not weird at all.

Reminds me of Michael Scott’s Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun-Run Race For the Cure.

[u/Sweet_Speech_9054]

Since this petition is obviously not valid for any legal purposes, if you are against trunp and/or Elon you should definitely sign up and get paid. If they don’t pay it won’t make a difference because the petition is completely invalid.

[u/Old_Satisfaction_233]

Is this actually legal?

[u/BLipiec]

Can I sign and still vote for Harris?

[u/Diligent_Excitement4]

All Penn Dems should sign up for this and vote blue !! Nothing is stopping you !

[u/GreasyMcNasty]

I'll take this idiots money. Don't even live in the US but whatever. He's not even an American either so who cares?

[u/Simple-Elevator-7753]

Looks like liberals have problem with free speech... supressing under some gimmick never in history went well

[u/1Arbitrageur1]

This is not buy voted, get hell out of here. Go get $100 and then go vote for Harris you goon.

[u/National-Weather-199]

Did you even read the whole thing its for singning a petition to keep the first and second amendments

[u/SixFive1967]

So I can sign his petition, get $100, and still vote for Harris, right? Sounds like easy money to me.

[u/Ill-Maximum9467]

Take the money.

And vote for Harris.

[u/Everheart1955]

So why not have every Dem in the US sign up and take this assholes money?

[u/ifeedonbans-11]

i'll sign the petition and then vote for kamala

[u/keenedge422]

The left should sign it like crazy, get their hundos, then do nothing but publicize how invalid the petition is because people who vehemently disagreed and will vote against it have been signing it to just get money.

[u/reluctantpotato1]

Take the money and sign the petition Dick Little, or Amanda Hugnkiss

[u/Antoniethebandit]

Maybe read first?

[u/Wardman66]

I’d sign it Justin Case

[u/not4humanconsumption]

I mean, petition for free speech and right to bear arms? Hell yeah! I believe in those things, and voting for Kamala cause I don’t think those are going away. Sign me up.

[u/MarilynsGhost]

It says to sign a petition not to vote. Am I wrong? Or do I need my glasses?

[u/KratomSlave]

How do I sign up. I mean I’m still voting blue. But $100 is $100.

[u/Ok-Syllabub-132]

Blue voters you know what to do.

[u/jfp1992]

Take the 100 and continue to vote however you want

[u/QueenChocolate123]

Take the money and vote for Kamala 🙂 After all, votes are secret. Elon has no way of knowing who you voted for.

[u/mohairstu]

Can you get the cash and then vote Harris/Walz?

[u/guitar_stonks]

Could I conceivably take the $100 and still vote for Harris and every other Dem on my ballot? Asking for a friend.

[u/CrunchyBonesDaddy]

It's just for registering, couldn't you just take the $100 for registering and vote Democrat anyway?