Re: (Being able to) sell votes

2002-11-18 Thread Mike Rosing
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Adam Shostack wrote: Ross Perot demonstrated that you can buy your way into an election now. Maybe we should just admit that that's the case. Could it be worse than the unofficially sold elections and gerrymandered districts we have now? I think it's pretty well

Re: (Being able to) sell votes

2002-11-18 Thread Adam Shostack
On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 07:02:40AM -0800, Mike Rosing wrote: | On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Tyler Durden wrote: | | Me, I don't like the idea of people actualy selling votes, but I think I | like the idea of people BEING ABLE to sell their votes. | | But then votes are property, and property can

Re: (Being able to) sell votes

2002-11-18 Thread Mike Rosing
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Tyler Durden wrote: Me, I don't like the idea of people actualy selling votes, but I think I like the idea of people BEING ABLE to sell their votes. But then votes are property, and property can be transfered, so you could sell your vote from your will, and dead voters

(Being able to) sell votes

2002-11-18 Thread Tyler Durden
that...they ARE aware of it and don't give a crap precisely because they don't reap the benefits! Me, I don't like the idea of people actualy selling votes, but I think I like the idea of people BEING ABLE to sell their votes. From: R. A. Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Stuart Schechter [EMAIL PROTECTED