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Said ^ the foreign troll lizardbitch who doesn’t have the first clue about our First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech — especially as it pertains to political speech.No, only those people who don't believe in the rule of law would object to that conviction. The Trump Cult proves over and over again that they think the laws don't apply to them.
Unless I'm missing something here -- and I read the DOJ indictment -- he tried to trick people into 'voting' by sending texts or emails. It wasn't a joke ... he went to great lengths to make what he wrote appear authentic.
"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."
[ Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Convicted of Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race ]
The argument that they do bad things to us, so we can do anything we like to them, is a bad one.
In a shooting war, yes. Then, the laws are silent, as the old Roman said. But until we reach that stage, we must be the party of law and order, the party of the Rule of Law. This isn't being goody-goody -- it's part of what we must be and do to win over people who are now neither Left nor Right.
Here's an analogy: the Left, and most liberals, now oppose free speech. When a conservative tries to speak on campuses where they have a lot of people, they turn up at the meeting and violently close it down. The liberals here on US Message Board approve of this, so far as I can tell.
Should we do the same? There are some campuses where we're the majority. If a Young Democrats Club on one of these campuses invited a liberal speaker, should we close down the meeting by violence, like they do? (Again, in a shooting war, yes -- you suppress your enemy's civil liberties. But we're not there yet.)
The convicted man faces a maximum of ten years. He hasn't been sentenced yet. We'll see what he gets.
It's also untrue that the DOJ is used exclusively against conservatives. It's moving in that direction, but it's not there yet.
If it were already there, this would not have happened:
"Expelled former Democratic congressman Michael “Ozzie” Myers has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for federal election fraud dating back to 2014, the Justice Department said Tuesday, and was immediately taken into custody.
Myers, 79, pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to deprive voters of civil rights, bribery, obstruction of justice, falsification of voting records, and conspiring to illegally vote in a federal election as part of scams to stuff ballot boxes for certain Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania elections between 2014 and 2018, the DOJ said in a news release."
[ https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/27/poli...rs-election-fraud-prison-sentenced/index.html ]
If what you are saying is, we should apply the law impartially, then I agree with you.The DOJ still could not produce 1 'victim'.
While Soros-DAs are letting violent criminals / felons go, reducing felonies to misdemeanors, and / or not trying to prosecute them at all, 10 years seems harsh.
How about we strip election fraud criminals - ALL OF THEM - of their right to ever vote in an election (federal or state) again?!
If they ever try to then give them time in jail.
Beats prison at tax payer expense.
What would you accept as proof? And if they could prove it, by your criteria, would you then support the conviction?They could not prove ANYONE fell for the MEME.
Pure jury nulification. He was guilty before the trial started.
It is a legal disgrace.
It would be like someone being prosecuted for wearing a shirt that says:
Federal
Boobs
Inspector
Like, literallly. Its laughably absurd.
Nope...case is well know, not sure what you mean 'no-one has heard about it'.
Alt-right Twitter troll ‘Ricky Vaughn’ busted for voter disinformation
The man behind pro-Trump Twitter troll account “Ricky Vaughn” was busted in Florida on Wednesday for spreading disinformation during the 2016 presidential election in a scheme to limit …nypost.com
Trump-Supporting White Nationalist and Social Media Influencer Charged with Conspiracy and Election Interference
Douglass Mackey, AKA Ricky Vaughn, was charged with election interference for his role in a scheme designed to depress minority turnout in the 2016 presidential election.lawandcrime.com
From New York City, he moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. At the age of 31, he was arrested in West Palm Beach on January 27, 2021. He made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart of the Southern District of Florida. He was accused of anonymously conspiring with others to use Twitter and other social media to try to trick Hillary Clinton‘s supporters to vote via text instead of casting an actual ballot prior to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. One of his co-conspirators Anthime Joseph “Baked Alaska” Gionet was arrested on January 15, 2021 for his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot in Washington, D.C., USA on January 6, 2021.
Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign
A Florida man was arrested this morning on charges of conspiring with others in advance of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election to use various social media platforms to disseminate misinformation designed to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote.www.justice.gov
The defendant is charged with telling people that they could vote on-line or via text--thus negating their votes and promulgating an invalid means of voting.
“Protecting every American citizen’s right to cast a legitimate vote is a key to the success of our republic,” said William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office. “What Mackey allegedly did to interfere with this process – by soliciting voters to cast their ballots via text – amounted to nothing short of vote theft. It is illegal behavior and contributes to the erosion of the public’s trust in our electoral processes. He may have been a powerful social media influencer at the time, but a quick Internet search of his name today will reveal an entirely different story.”
The complaint alleges that in 2016, Mackey established an audience on Twitter with approximately 58,000 followers. A February 2016 analysis by the MIT Media Lab ranked Mackey as the 107th most important influencer of the then-upcoming Election, ranking his account above outlets and individuals such as NBC News (#114), Stephen Colbert (#119) and Newt Gingrich (#141).
As alleged in the complaint, between September 2016 and November 2016, in the lead up to the Nov. 8, 2016, U.S. Presidential Election, Mackey conspired with others to use social media platforms, including Twitter, to disseminate fraudulent messages designed to encourage supporters of one of the presidential candidates (the “Candidate”) to “vote” via text message or social media, a legally invalid method of voting.
For example, on Nov. 1, 2016, Mackey allegedly tweeted an image that featured an African American woman standing in front of an “African Americans for [the Candidate]” sign. The image included the following text: “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home. Text ‘[Candidate’s first name]’ to 59925[.] Vote for [the Candidate] and be a part of history.” The fine print at the bottom of the 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 [Candidate] for President 2016.”
The tweet included the typed hashtags “#Go [Candidate]” and another slogan frequently used by the Candidate. On or about and before Election Day 2016, at least 4,900 unique telephone numbers texted “[Candidate’s first name]” or some derivative to the 59925 text number, which was used in multiple deceptive campaign images tweeted by the defendant and his co-conspirators.
Uh....one is just the usual political bloviation..that only fools believe..and the other was a trick designed to fool gullible people into thinking they had cast a legitimate vote by texting.And this is different from candidates lying to voters, HOW?????????????
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Uh....one is just the usual political bloviation..that only fools believe..and the other was a trick designed to fool gullible people into thinking they had cast a legitimate vote by texting.
I'm surprised you can't figure this out on your own?
