• hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
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    17 days ago

    Even if Musk’s lawyers don’t succeed in making this go away and the whole thing does turn out to have been illegal, it won’t make any difference: the election will be long over by then

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        17 days ago

        Well, that’s another thing. How likely is it he’ll ever see any real consequences that affect him in any way?

        Not that I’m saying he shouldn’t be prosecuted if this does turn out to be illegal (which it probably is), just that I’m extremely cynical when it comes to the likelihood of it actually having any effect

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      17 days ago

      Common law, right? Even if the resolution doesn’t have a practical impact now, it’s important to set a precedent (hopefully to prevent such things in the future).

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        17 days ago

        But isn’t the point that it’s pretty clearly illegal already, which is why they’re now framing it as something else?

        As long as rich reich-wingers can just throw lawyers at something that looks like vote buying, they can drag things out until elections are over and then it’ll be too late – can’t undo the effect post hoc.

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    17 days ago

    Sovereign citizen logic.

    “I wasn’t hiring a prostitute, I was gifting money to my non-exclusive girlfriend who only sleeps with people for money.”