One legal expert called it "clearly illegal."
  • @just_another_person
    114•1 month ago

    It’s illegal, regardless of whether or not his own language mentions a candidate to vote for. Nobody will press charges because they don’t want to waste the time and money though. It would have to be a grassroots campaign to get charges filed.

    Get to it, Pennsylvania!

    • @pivot_root
      52•1 month ago

      Unfortunately, rich assholes like Musk tend to be above the consequences of the law. Even if a grassroots movement gets far enough for him to be convicted of anything, he’ll just get a slap on the wrist like every other billionaire douchebag.

    • @shalafiEnglish
      4•1 month ago

      Chapter and verse, what exactly is illegal?

      Everyone keeps saying this but I’m not aware of a law against holding a lottery for petition signers. In any case, a suit would be such thin sauce that no prosecutor would dare throw down. Not because he’s rich so much as the government would lose.

      Love to wrong here folks, that’s often how I learn. Come at me with law, not feel.

        • @errerEnglish
          6•1 month ago

          That criminalizes paying for votes, it’s not clear that this scheme (ethically problematic as it may be) violates the letter of this law…

      • Dran
        7•1 month ago

        I think it’s one of those things that is against the spirit of a law but not the letter of it. It feels illegal, it probably should be illegal, it might be illegal in the future, but for now it’s sketchy but technically above board.

  • @over_clox
    81•1 month ago

    Bribery, plain and simple.

    Lock them both up.

  • The Giant KoreanEnglish
    59•1 month ago

    I’ll honestly be shocked if they actually do anything about it, and that saddens me.

  • themeatbridge
    29•1 month ago

    Ok, but I’m in Pennsylvania. How do I get that cheddar?

    • @over_clox
      13•1 month ago

      By sucking Elon’s dick cheese, obviously.

  • @rock_hand
    21•1 month ago

    Who said you have to be a Trump voter?

    I’m not being dense I know where it’s aimed, but shouldn’t a shit ton of left leaning voters sign it and take the odds?

    • rigattiEnglish
      27•1 month ago

      I wanted to sign it to waste his money, but I also don’t want to submit my information to Musky.

    • @shalafiEnglish
      3•1 month ago

      Musk didn’t dare tell anyone how to vote in exchange for signing up for his lottery. Go for it!

  • @ChowJeeBai
    4•1 month ago

    Putin: they can DO that in the US?