Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler has accused Elon Musk of felony vote buying and he has called for the billionaire's arrest if he comes to the state.
  • BigBenis@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Is this how we start Civil War II? Because I sincerely think Trump would declare war on Wisconsin if this ends up happening.

  • Etterra@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I’ve wanted to see him arrested for a while now too. I wonder if there’s a way to class-action sue him for trashing the government/economy. After all, he’s unelected and not even technically a government employee - just some rich asshole granted authority without mandate.

  • wirebeads@lemmy.caEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Throw the dirty immigrant deep in an El Salvadoran prison. Fucking dirtbag. Give him a taste of his own medicine.

  • crusa187@lemmy.ml
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    22 days ago

    Yes, lock him up!!!

    I’m going to dream real good tonight…even if I know it would never come to pass.

  • Psaldorn@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    Can’t wait to see footage of him melting down in a cell.

    No ketamine. No hand servants. Nobody listening to his threats.

    • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
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      23 days ago

      He will be granted bond and, being rich, bond out almost immediately after any booking. Unless the judge has balls enough to not grant bond, which is doubtful, he’s gonna be there all of a couple hours.

      • MrQuallzin@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        Just make no grugs or alcohol part of his bond conditions. He’ll break that pretty quick and give the judge even more leverage to lock him up, even if temporarily

        • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          Ok, so apparently you have no clue how the justice system works.

          See, the first thing that they check is the size of your net worth. Musk gets the platinum tier. Which basically means he gets to do what he wants while his laywers hire lawyers who’s junior associates actually do the work. And despite them being a huge flight risk due to having private planes, boats, and all-but-unlimited resources at their disposal, they’re given the most lenient, unsupervised release conditions.

          It’s also important to note that those on that level get the privilege of being able to ignore bail conditions, court orders, or other restrictions a minimum of ten times. And after that, the judge threatens to hold hearings asking him why they shouldn’t hold more hearings discussing the possibility of imposing monetary fines that are the equivalent of couch cushion change as a punishment. Members of the platinum tier aren’t subject to consequences that are typically reserved for lower tiers. At Gold, they can threaten you with it without actually imposing it. At platinum, they don’t even bother doing that.

          And in the rare case that actual punishments are imposed on them, they get to remain free for a time to “get their affairs in order” and often also get to arrange the terms of their own incarceration, such as when they’ll surrender to custody, serving only on weekends or evenings, or even “house arrest” (legalspeak for “no punishment at all, but we’ll pretend it is”). They are often also allowed to remain free during the appeals process, which they have the opportunity to drag out indefinitely.

          Few on the platinum tier even have to suffer the indignity of having to walk inside a courtroom, much less a jail cell.

          I understand that you were looking at our court system from the point of view of one of us filthy commoners. I’m just here to clear up any misconceptions and make sure you understand that the US government considers people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump more equal than you and deserving of a justice system that caters towards giving them the little extras in life that they obviously deserve because they were born rich. If you don’t like being one of the poors, try being born rich next time.

  • Manticore@lemmy.nz
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    22 days ago

    Feel like this title should’ve been Wisconsin Demands Arrest of… Because holy shit my heart skipped a beat to think something might change :(

  • courageousstep@lemm.eeEnglish
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    23 days ago

    If this arrest doesn’t happen, democracy is one step closer to the grave.

    A lot of shit has happened to destroy democracy so far (has anyone been keeping a list?), but if billionaires see that they can now buy votes, nothing will stop them from doing it over and over again. We will be Russia.

    • Jhex@lemmy.world
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      23 days ago

      If this arrest doesn’t happen, democracy is one step closer to the grave.

      Worry not, most Americans are bravely waiting until they have no options left and literally living in squalor before considering any action

      In the last 8+ years I have seen the goal post for action moved so many times, I have lost all hope Americans will actually do something for themselves

      I guess you won’t make fun of French people anymore

      • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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        23 days ago

        A lot of people strongly believe that God will protect them from whatever terrible Biblical punishments are going to befall the Liberals, Minorities, and Gays. They seem to forget that the Divine Retribution they are praying for so hard always carries enormous collateral damage. SEE: Ark, Noah’s, also Sodom/Gommorah, also Plagues, Egyptian, etc.

        • drhodl@lemmy.world
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          22 days ago

          Also, the people who think like this, are actually being evil, so their belief brings their own doom. TLDR: If you’re a cunt who sits back and revels in the suffering of those you don’t like, you aint going to heaven…

      • courageousstep@lemm.eeEnglish
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        23 days ago

        I have seen the goal post for action moved so many times

        Yes. I have too. I honestly think I’ve moved my own goal posts for action, as well. I think most of the people like me feel truly lost about what to do. We need a Martin Luther King, Jr figure to unite and direct.

      • ReanuKeeves@lemm.eeEnglish
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        22 days ago

        I’ll probably get called a commie but at it’s core, is this version of democracy working well? I’m all for equal rights but if the majority of people are incapable of understanding what it takes to run a nation, how do we trust them to vote someone in who will be a good leader? If it wasn’t evident enough during his first campaign that he has no interest in enriching the lives of the average american, his first 4 years in office should have proven he is not trying to help out the blue collar class, if Jan 6 wasn’t enough to show he is not a level headed leader then what will? If his second term starting off with trying to start trade wars wasn’t enough, then at what point are we going to realize an overwhelming amount of people are always going to vote for terrible candidates? I’m having trouble reasoning to myself that the current system is capable of bringing progress. It’s just constant flipping between a couple parties undoing what the previous administration did, how is this a good thing?

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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      23 days ago

      and its becoming blatant and bold

      Muskrat isn’t doing this for any other reason other than to test and expand the boundaries. It’s challenging the American people … if he can go this far and allowed to get away with it, then it will become the norm. The fault won’t be that he is doing it … the fault will be the American people who put up with this crap.

      I’ve given up on trying to understand dumb American politicians … I’m completely disillusioned and lost hope in the American people.

      It’s not a small group of billionaires that will destroy democracy in America … it will be an entire nation of people who just stand aside and watch everything burn without saying or doing a thing about it.

      • drhodl@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        I’ve given up on trying to understand dumb American politicians

        It’s easy. They are cowards, and they are for sale. If money doesn’t make them snap to attention, threats will. I also think a healthy percentage of them have been to Russia, and those are being blackmailed.

    • Donkter@lemmy.world
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      23 days ago

      I’m at the point where I know he won’t face consequences because he’s rich. But an arrest and trial would at least be sanity.

    • zephorah@lemm.ee
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      23 days ago

      Trump already announced he plans to prosecute anyone trying to enforce the Hatch Act.

      The Hatch Act is what makes this illegal.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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      22 days ago

      It isn’t gonna happen. Nothing happened to Trump, nothing will happen to Musk. Too rich, too powerful. Justice is only for the pariahs.

      • courageousstep@lemm.eeEnglish
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        22 days ago

        Brilliant! I’d love to see the finished list when it’s done.

        I mean, I’d love for it not to have to exist, but here we are.

  • squeekers@lemm.ee
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    22 days ago

    This!

    Then aggressively review his widely known to be fraudulently obtained American citizenship, seize his American assets including his companies, and send him back to South Africa.

  • nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    23 days ago

    No way his puppy doesn’t pardon him.

    Elon is never going to face accountability through the judicial system

  • tisktisk@piefed.socialEnglish
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    23 days ago

    How have we not learned from Trump’s legacy that there’s a net worth threshold that once breached is a permanent get out of jail card?
    This isn’t complicated–these oligarchs have been definitively above the law since the very first days that laws existed

  • Formfiller@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    A billionaire is never going to suffer a real consequence in America. That’s why we’re so screwed in the first place