Pro-Biden effort offered Native Americans $25-$500 Visa gift cards, jewelry to vote

Washington Examiner ^ | 12-03-2020 | Paul Bedard

[HogsBreath]

Key Native American leaders working with the Biden campaign offered tribal members and associates Visa gift cards, jewelry, and other “swag” to vote in the presidential election, according to several videos being used by the Trump campaign’s effort to challenge Nevada’s vote.

In one long video, officials from the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony are shown offering a raffle for gift cards in values of $25, $100, $250, and $500 to those who can prove they voted.

[HogsBreath]

Buying an election for $6,000?

"Liberal CNN commentator Van Jones said on-air, “The Native American community played a tremendous role.” He added, “They are responsible for the victory.”"

[BigEdLB]

Wampum talks...

[BigEdLB]

"Liberal Communist CNN commentator Van Jones said on-air,

[dp0622]

Whatever.

I’m sick of all of this and am ready to dance.

We give the legislatures and courts their time and if they don’t help then we rock and roll.

#### this sitting around and crying (not you).

And getting outraged at each new article.

I was outraged enough weeks ago.

Let’s do this.

[gov_bean_ counter]

We’re made an offer they couldn’t refuse...

Gift cards or blankets...

[gov_bean_ counter]

Were....

[Jim W N]

Biden: maybe I can seal a victory if I offer more wampum...

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Heap Big Medicine.

[Ancient Man]

...or firewater and firesticks of many thunders.

[gw-ington]

In addition to promising to give away lots of new merchandise "swag" to only those who prove they voted, they're also effectively paying people to vote (says the woman wearing a "Biden/Harris 2020" mask). She publicly offers that only those who prove they voted will be entered into their raffle that the pro-Biden supporters guarantee will pay out amounts ranging from "$25" up to "$500" for those enticed voters who win the raffle sponsored by the pro-Biden team.

So Democrat pro-Biden supporters are effectively bribing people to vote for Biden/Harris.

[DesertRhino]

If only we had some sort of Federal investigative agency with legal authority on Indian reservations, and some sort of head national attorney... maybe like Attorney Generals that the states have.

If only.

[alexander_busek]

Unfortunately, it is not illegal to offer monetary inducements to encourage people to vote.

You can offer to motor them to the polling places in luxury limousines.

You can feed them steak dinners on the way to the polling places.

You can allow them to participate in raffles.

Not illegal.

It is only illegal to offer them money to vote a certain way.

Regards,

[glimmerman70]

Paid to play.. They will get away with it.

[newzjunkey]

It might depend on local election law. If we’re realistic this had the effect of vote buying. They wouldn’t do it otherwise

[newzjunkey]

Absolutely they will get away with it that does not make it right

[glimmerman70]

So much of this whole thing isn’t right. The chips will fall.

[Mr. Rabbit]

They sold Manhattan for a box of trinkets. No surprises here. Some people just want “stuff”, not freedom.

[Revolutionary]

If I remember correctly, they bought Manhattan from a con artist tribe that didn’t “own” the land.

[alexander_busek]

If we’re realistic this had the effect of vote buying.

No argument from me there!

But it is not vote-buying.

If I volunteer to drive my one (old and feeble) cousin (a staunch Republican) to the polling place - but refuse to assist my other (handicapped) cousin (a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat) to the polling place, I have effectively given the Republicans an extra vote, while simultaneously denying the Democrats a vote.

This is legal - and it is impossible to prove that I intended to influence the outcome of the election (I could argue that I wasn't able to ferry both to the polls, so flipped a coin - and the results "happened" to favor the right-leaning cousin).

Regards,

[ptsal]

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