Death of the Republic: Los Angeles to PAY Low Information Voters to Vote | |
Hawkesbay (OP) User ID: 42869654 United States 08/15/2014 10:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | From the article: "Ethics Commissioner Jessica Levinson, an attorney and professor at Loyola Law School, said the city should not have to wait until the end of the decade to take steps to improve voter participation. "We have turnout in citywide elections in the high teens and low 20s and I think that's pretty dismal," she said. Federal law prohibits people from accepting payment in exchange for voting. But Levinson, who voted to pursue the lottery concept, contends that statute would not apply in an election where there are no federal positions on the ballot." So the ETHICS COMMISSION votes to implement a program that's against federal law. I think it's time we just cede all of California to Mexico. |
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Lil Sis User ID: 40007321 United States 08/15/2014 10:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So the taxpayers of Los Angeles are funding something called the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. What a great investment! The commission is recommending that the City Council give cash to people that show up to vote. Quoting: Hawkesbay Voting used to be called a "civic duty" and many people saw it as a privilege and a responsibility. Now it's an easy way to make a few extra pesos and to make sure that the only people that ever get elected to public office in California are the ones that hand out the most cash. [link to www.latimes.com] I dunno, it worked for Julius Caesar, killed the Republic that way. Of course, it has worked for a lot of low life scumbags since then too. Let's hope that the City Council remembers what happened in Rome and tosses out that reommendation. ************************************************************************ Corruptisima re publica plurimae leges. ~ Terence |
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