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posted by cosmo
on Friday September 29, @12:11AM
from the
my-vote-for-a-burger-please dept.
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 If you needed further proof that
Americans are disgusted with politics, just check out Voteauction.com, which
allows people to auction off their votes to the highest
bidder. According to a Wired News article,
more than 6,000 people have already signed on, eager to profit
off of their democratic rights. And how much are our fellow
countrymen's voices going for? Looks like it’s in the $10 to
$20 dollar range, folks. Sad? Perhaps, but not all that new.
James Baumgartner, a grad student at Rensellaer Polytechnic
Institute argues
that votes have been on the market since 1757 when George
Washington bought drinks for all the voters in his district.
Officially, the practice of selling votes is illegal, and
there’s at least one group that’s a little miffed the site’s
still running. "This website is an INSULT to every American
who has ever fought to protect our freedom or for the right to
vote in America!" raged
Deborah Phillips, president of the Voting Integrity
Project. The site operators got around America’s laws by,
well, leaving America. Note to Congress: shape up, or
Americans will ship out. | |
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