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The United States has become a joke. He is convicted for making a meme?

nerdix 4y ago
"As proven at trial, between September 2016 and November 2016, Mackey conspired with other influential Twitter users and with members of private online groups to use social media platforms, including Twitter, to disseminate fraudulent messages that encouraged supporters of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to “vote” via text message or social media which, in reality, was legally invalid. For example, on November 1, 2016, in or around the same time that Mackey was sending tweets suggesting the importance of limiting “black turnout,” the defendant tweeted an image depicting an African American woman standing in front of an “African Americans for Hillary” sign. The ad stated: “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home,” “Text ‘Hillary’ to 59925,” and “Vote for Hillary and be a part of history.” The fine print at the bottom of the deceptive image stated: “Must be 18 or older to vote. One vote per person. Must be a legal citizen of the United States. Voting by text not available in Guam, Puerto Rico, Alaska or Hawaii. Paid for by Hillary For President 2016.” The tweet included the typed hashtag “#ImWithHer,” a slogan frequently used by Hillary Clinton. On or about and before Election Day 2016, at least 4,900 unique telephone numbers texted “Hillary” or some derivative to the 59925 text number, which had been used in multiple deceptive campaign images tweeted by Mackey and his co-conspirators." Sounds like a bit more than a meme to me.
- PKop 4y ago
  https://twitter.com/mskristinawong/status/795999059987173377 https://twitter.com/mskristinawong/status/795999059987173377
scottshamus 4y ago
He’s accused of conspiring to trick voters into using fake voting methods so they didn’t vote. How would you react if someone created a fake voting location and put a full page ad in a newspaper telling people to vote there?
- nikolay 4y ago
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  - Regnore 4y ago
    If society wants an educational qualification for voting it should implement a proper one. It shouldn’t rely on some online scammer trying to confuse and distract.
    - nikolay 4y ago
      This is good enough. It's like people who fall for spam and scams - I can't sympathize, really. Evolution punishes stupidity and it's no wonder why all the world is going downhill as this twisted form of democracy does one thing - breeds populists!
  - nozzlegear 4y ago
    A fine idea. And we all know that people who own land are more likely to be educated anyway, so why not make owning land a requirement to vote as well?
    - nikolay 4y ago
      Yes, I support that! Rights comes hand in hand with responsibilities - I don't believe a freeloader has earned the right to steer the country in one direction or another - they should rather steer their life first before playing the rights game!
  - flangola7 4y ago
    Which part of the Constitution or election law are you basing this on?
    - nikolay 4y ago
      It's in the the unwritten part titled "Common Sense and the Survival of the Fittest."

"As proven at trial, between September 2016 and November 2016, Mackey conspired with other influential Twitter users and with members of private online groups to use social media platforms, including Twitter, to disseminate fraudulent messages that encouraged supporters of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to “vote” via text message or social media which, in reality, was legally invalid. For example, on November 1, 2016, in or around the same time that Mackey was sending tweets suggesting the importance of limiting “black turnout,” the defendant tweeted an image depicting an African American woman standing in front of an “African Americans for Hillary” sign. The ad stated: “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home,” “Text ‘Hillary’ to 59925,” and “Vote for Hillary and be a part of history.” The fine print at the bottom of the deceptive image stated: “Must be 18 or older to vote. One vote per person. Must be a legal citizen of the United States. Voting by text not available in Guam, Puerto Rico, Alaska or Hawaii. Paid for by Hillary For President 2016.” The tweet included the typed hashtag “#ImWithHer,” a slogan frequently used by Hillary Clinton. On or about and before Election Day 2016, at least 4,900 unique telephone numbers texted “Hillary” or some derivative to the 59925 text number, which had been used in multiple deceptive campaign images tweeted by Mackey and his co-conspirators." Sounds like a bit more than a meme to me.

PKop 4y ago
https://twitter.com/mskristinawong/status/795999059987173377 https://twitter.com/mskristinawong/status/795999059987173377

scottshamus 4y ago

He’s accused of conspiring to trick voters into using fake voting methods so they didn’t vote. How would you react if someone created a fake voting location and put a full page ad in a newspaper telling people to vote there?

nikolay 4y ago
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- Regnore 4y ago
  If society wants an educational qualification for voting it should implement a proper one. It shouldn’t rely on some online scammer trying to confuse and distract.
  - nikolay 4y ago
    This is good enough. It's like people who fall for spam and scams - I can't sympathize, really. Evolution punishes stupidity and it's no wonder why all the world is going downhill as this twisted form of democracy does one thing - breeds populists!
- nozzlegear 4y ago
  A fine idea. And we all know that people who own land are more likely to be educated anyway, so why not make owning land a requirement to vote as well?
  - nikolay 4y ago
    Yes, I support that! Rights comes hand in hand with responsibilities - I don't believe a freeloader has earned the right to steer the country in one direction or another - they should rather steer their life first before playing the rights game!
- flangola7 4y ago
  Which part of the Constitution or election law are you basing this on?
  - nikolay 4y ago
    It's in the the unwritten part titled "Common Sense and the Survival of the Fittest."