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Election Reform

scottie55

(1,400 posts) Wed May 18, 2016, 01:39 AM May 2016

I'm Running For Congress On A New Platform - I'm Corrupt / Give Me Money

My platform is simple.

Give me money, and tell me what you want, and I will send you an IOU.

You can cash it in once I am in office.

The people that send me the most money get their favors done first.

Don't delay!

Vote for me!

Think it will work?

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I'm Running For Congress On A New Platform - I'm Corrupt / Give Me Money (Original Post) scottie55 May 2016 OP

I think you would be jailed pretty quickly for crimes committed. nt silvershadow May 2016 #1

All of this because Bernie won't be the nominee griffi94 May 2016 #2

In India the politicians bring in big trucks filled with money and pay voters for their votes. Baobab May 2016 #3

if you look like Mitt Romney maybe clarkkentvotes Sep 2016 #4

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

1. I think you would be jailed pretty quickly for crimes committed. nt

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 01:43 AM

May 2016

griffi94

(3,830 posts)

2. All of this because Bernie won't be the nominee

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 01:49 AM

May 2016

Sorry for you that he was such a weak candidate.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)

3. In India the politicians bring in big trucks filled with money and pay voters for their votes.

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 07:42 PM

May 2016

Not the other way around.

I would expect that they usually don't get money from the corporate donors, etc, until they are actually in office.

clarkkentvotes

(23 posts)

4. if you look like Mitt Romney maybe

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2016, 10:44 PM

Sep 2016

it would be funny to have someone be like a Sat night live character run and be obviously corrupt but once they get in act like the distinguished gentleman - funny to think about but not implement

yknow if you look at the polls - most of America seems to be on the right track - how come our representatives dont reflect the same?

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