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Azred · 03-04-2004, 03:49 AM

Unfortunately, I doubt the election this November will be close, except in those states hit the hardest by the current economy. That is, unless Bush manages to commit some horrible act tantamount to political suicide...such as keeping Cheney as Vice-President.

What would really be fun would be to have an independent candidate backed by a billionaire and for said billioniare to offer $100 to every person who votes for the independent. How many registered voters exist? 100,000,000? Ok, suppose 100,000,000 voters with a turnout of 45% (which would be pretty good for an election); this becomes 45,000,000 people. If 45% of them vote for the candidate, then that means 20,250,000 votes, which should be enough to secure the Presidency. That's only a little over $2 billion, definitely within reason for the 10 richest Americans. Even if the price tag rose to $3 billion, is that too much to pay for having a President on your payroll? For that matter, get Corporate America involved: Citigroup has over $1 trillion in assets, certainly it can afford $10 billion to buy an election. [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] By the way, is it illegal to sell your vote? If so, why? After all, it is simply an intangible service that you are willing to offer in the marketplace...and I thought we were capitalists. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

Back on track now....isn't the nomination process similar to the Electoral College? [img]graemlins/erm.gif[/img] Isn't it time we do away with those silly things? That would ease the process of choosing candidates and make elections more accurate, or wasn't the fiasco of the 2000 election evidence enough that something has to change?

03-04-2004, 03:49 AM	#14
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	Unfortunately, I doubt the election this November will be close, except in those states hit the hardest by the current economy. That is, unless Bush manages to commit some horrible act tantamount to political suicide...such as keeping Cheney as Vice-President. What would really be fun would be to have an independent candidate backed by a billionaire and for said billioniare to offer $100 to every person who votes for the independent. How many registered voters exist? 100,000,000? Ok, suppose 100,000,000 voters with a turnout of 45% (which would be pretty good for an election); this becomes 45,000,000 people. If 45% of them vote for the candidate, then that means 20,250,000 votes, which should be enough to secure the Presidency. That's only a little over $2 billion, definitely within reason for the 10 richest Americans. Even if the price tag rose to $3 billion, is that too much to pay for having a President on your payroll? For that matter, get Corporate America involved: Citigroup has over $1 trillion in assets, certainly it can afford $10 billion to buy an election. [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] By the way, is it illegal to sell your vote? If so, why? After all, it is simply an intangible service that you are willing to offer in the marketplace...and I thought we were capitalists. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] Back on track now....isn't the nomination process similar to the Electoral College? [img]graemlins/erm.gif[/img] Isn't it time we do away with those silly things? That would ease the process of choosing candidates and make elections more accurate, or wasn't the fiasco of the 2000 election evidence enough that something has to change? __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.