In the US, what is stopping people from bribing members of the electoral college? - eviltoast

Let’s say you’re a mega wealthy billionaire who has suddenly realized that if he cozies up close to a presidential candidate, he could have more power and wealth than ever before. What’s stopping you from figuring out who the electorates are and offering them whatever they want if they vote for your guy? What’s stopping them from taking the deal?

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    This is all a very convoluted system. What we should do is make it much more simple.

    Take Harris, and trump. Put them in a big venue, like a football stadium, and then fill the ground level with axes and swords, and shields, and maces (the swinging spikey ball kind).

    And just let them go at it until we have a victor.

    Then, that victor has to solve a series of puzzles. If they can, they win.

    I would also accept a revival of the 1990s version of the tv show American Gladiators. Mostly because I love that show.

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        1 month ago

        A president who wants what is best for his people, seeks out the smartest man on the planet, and puts him in charge of the most challenging problem facing the country?

        Yes. I want president Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho as president.