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Politicians For Sale... On Amazon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the own-them-all dept.

aldheorte writes "In either a brilliant move or a sick commentary on politics (or both), Amazon is now selling U.S. Presidential candidates, or at least contributions to such."

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  1. Re:Cut out the middleman by Kr3m3Puff · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes, the legally cannot not take money for their services, but they are donating the proceeds to Kid's Vote, so in the end, it is a good thing and an interesting social experiement.

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  2. Re:Here's Who's Ahead by dublisk · · Score: 5, Informative

    Gee, Bush doesn't have any contributions. Surprise, Surprise!

    If you had read the FAQ on amazon you would see:

    Why can't I contribute to the Bush or Lieberman campaigns yet?
    It's up to each campaign to decide if and when they want to participate. We have invited each of these campaigns to participate and we're hopeful that they'll come on board in the near future. Meanwhile, we have posted information about each candidate and his campaign, and we've provided a link to the candidates' campaign Web sites where you can make a contribution.

  3. re: Cut out the middleman by DrinkDr.Pepper · · Score: 4, Informative

    Is Amazon.com getting paid to do this?

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  4. FAQ: Is Amazon.com getting paid to do this? by Beolach · · Score: 4, Informative
    Is Amazon.com getting paid to do this?
    U.S. federal law prohibits us from donating services to any or all presidential campaigns, so we are charging the campaigns our usual and normal Amazon.com Payments fee.
    On a less capitalistic note, the answer continues:
    We've also decided that we'll eventually contribute the aggregate amount we're paid in fees to Kids Voting USA, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, national organization that works with schools and communities to enhance civics education and provide youth an authentic voting experience.
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  5. Re:Contibutions by b-baggins · · Score: 4, Informative

    Um, the electoral college was put in because STATES elect the President, not the people.

    Theoretically, at least, we're a federal republic.

    BTW, Jefferson and a number of the other founding fathers were terrified of pure democracy, considering it, rightly so, to be nothing more than mob rule.

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  6. Re:Gave $5 to Clark. by LostCluster · · Score: 4, Informative

    No need to sell it. Presidential campaign contributors have to be disclosed...