Cards Against Humanity continue to bring good into the world
Cards Against Humanity continue to bring good into the world
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/14072409
lmao:
Is there some way I can force Elon Musk to pay $47 to Cards Against Humanity PAC?
Funny you should ask! If you’re a registered voter in PA, GA, NV, AZ, NC, WI, or MI, just type your name into this dumb website for his PAC, put “MuskIsDumb@cah.lol” as your referrer, and they'll be legally obligated to pay us $47. The more people who do this, the more Musk money we’ll get to un-fuck America. . If he doesn’t pay up, we’ll sue him again.
Edit: source page: https://www.apologize.lol/
How does that even work? I'm not in USA so I can't even access that page.
Musk put up a PAC that pays non-voters in swing states $47 to register to vote (because the next president will be #47). I'm not sure if he has restrictions on his thing, like maybe you have to live in a red area in a swing state or something. Anyway, I think CAH has set it up so you can redirect that money to them instead.
Last I heard, you weren't supposed to give people money to register to vote or promising to vote or anything like that, but trump was filmed giving out hundred dollar bills last week, musk is handing out money for registering, and now this. I'm not sure what's going on except everything's really fucked.
How does the Musk part work? Musk launched a petition to pledge support for guns and free speech (I think that is what it is about, I did not read it nor understand how that is a petition). To AstroTurf support for the petition, he set up a referral code system. If you get a voter in a key state to sign the petition and say that you told the voter to sign, Musk's Super PAC will pay you $47.
Getting people to sign Musk's petition feels a bit wrong, even if the money is going to what CAH thinks is a good cause.
I'm all in favor of getting people to vote, but it seems out of line to pay people to vote (or at least claim they're going to vote) for your party. Even if the other guys did it first, an eye for an eye makes the world blind.
They say it shouldn't be legal. The first answer on the FAQ:
"Whats happening?
Cards Against Humanity is exploiting a legal loophole to pay America’s blue-leaning non-voters to (1) apologize for not voting last time, (2) walk us through a step-by-step plan of how they’d vote this time, and (3) post “Donald Trump is a human toilet” on social media. This whole thing should probably be illegal—so quick, give us your money before they change the law!"
The entire FAQ is worth a read, it's pretty funny
It's not asking for either of those things. The site's terms explain it pretty plainly:
We are running a promotion to encourage eligible voters in the November 5, 2024 General Election in the United States that were eligible but did not vote in the 2022 or 2020 general elections to apologize for not voting (the “Promotion”).
[...]
ii. Receive an Entry by completing the following process:
- Entering your phone number;
- Entering your name, state of residence, and email, or additional information if needed to verify whether you voted in the 2020 General Election;
- If you did not vote in the 2020 General Election, enter your apology for not voting;
- Create a voting plan for if you would vote this year;
- To receive the full benefit, post on social media that #DonaldTrumpIsAHumanToilet. Not posting on social media will result in a reduced Benefit.
iii. “Voting plan” refers to your receipt of and acknowledgment of information on how you could legally cast your ballot in the November 2024 General Election.
iv. We will not check, confirm, or in any way ensure that you actually vote or follow the voting plan that you made. Creating a voting plan is not in any way a pledge that you will actually vote, and the Benefit is in no way conditioned on voting, or pledging or promising to vote. VOTING, OR NOT VOTING, IN NO WAY IMPACTS ELIGIBILITY FOR THE BENEFIT, OR THE AMOUNT OF THE BENEFIT.
edit: formatting
I agree. But it is a great example of why this is a shit idea that shouldn't be allowed in the first place which I wager is at least partly what they're going for
Apparently it’s in response to Musk and Trump handing out money.
New from J.D. Vance: Hillbilly firing a rifle into the air while balls deep in a squealing hog.
Perfect. That really is one of the best cards in the game.
They're trying to buy votes? How the hell do they think that's going to end?
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/597
Seriously, how the hell do they think it's going to end for them?
Nothing is happening to musk for doing it
Since you seem to enjoy legalese, please visit the site's terms of service and read the rules for the promotion to learn why that's not what is happening here.
Oh, it's worse
Copy/pasted quotes from the site.
Do you know people who don't vote?
It’s time for you to tell us who they are, especially if they’re in Wisconsin, Michigan, >Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, or Georgia. Don’t worry, we’ll just send one >friendly email about how they can get paid to apologize.
So, you know, fuck them right in the ass for that.
But, there's this:
Who qualifies to get paid?
Any eligible voter who didn’t vote last time qualifies. But only blue-leaning people in swing states will get a BIG payment. (italics for emphasis mine).
Idgaf what they put in their tos, this shit will be what gets focussed on.
Maybe they skate by on a weak loophole, maybe they don't. But it's fucking stupid, and it's dangerous when there's already going to be a "voting fraud" storm of bullshit if trump loses.
This entire publicity gimmick is beyond stupid, and if it backfires, it's going to be the rest of us that pay the price
It will go the same for them as it does for Musk, which makes it a win either way.
They know:
Q: Everyone is posting about getting paid for their apology. I did my part by getting a pack, and I want to post, too. What should I post?
A: You should post:
How is this not illegal??? Cards Against Humanity is PAYING people who didn't vote in 2020 to apologize, make a voting plan, and post #DonaldTrumpIsAHumanToilet—up to $100 for blue-leaning people in swing states. I helped by getting a 2024 Election Pack: www.Apologize.lol
I have a new pack of CAH ordered for the first time since I wanted a good jar of clamonnaise
Suck my ass.