Re: (Being able to) sell votes
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 could be very powerful :-) If I were Bill Gates, I'd like the idea too. Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike
Re: (Being able to) sell votes
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 be transfered, so | you could sell your vote from your will, and dead voters could | be very powerful :-) If I were Bill Gates, I'd like the idea too. 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? Adam -- "It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once." -Hume
Re: (Being able to) sell votes
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 demonstrated the person with the most money wins. It would be a good way to build more respect for the dead, that's all :-) Wouldn't change the outcome of any election, but it might improve the living standards of those who least vote. At least for a day or so... Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike
