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[–] 54 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

Does this mean that a billionaire can just create a few hundred thousand "entities" that can all vote? Registering that many corporations seems easy for rich people when a corporate entity registration is only a couple hundred bucks, right?

A few hundred thousand votes in the right district seems like it means any election can be bought directly.

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  • [–] 42 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    So what happens when this goes to the Supreme Court? Citizens United v2.0?

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  • [–] 40 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    3/5ths compromise but instead of slaveowners counting slaves it's billionaires counting shell companies.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 months ago

    I want to reiterate that Metropolis is canonically in Delaware, which means Lex Luthor could create a million shell companies to vote to outlaw Superman in the state.

    Also Gotham is in South NJ, within view of Metropolis.

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  • [–] 26 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Fun (?) fact: Ontario allows property owners and their spouses to vote in municipal elections wherever they own property. But they need to own it personally, not via a corporation or trust.

    https://www.ontario.ca/document/2026-voters-guide-ontario-municipal-council-and-school-board-elections/eligibility-vote

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  • [–] 19 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Municipal politics in Canada in general are pretty wack because they aren't constitutionally defined as a level of government. Most cities don't even really have councillors with a real platform, they just kinda vote on what the vibes of the councillor are outside of the big three of Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 months ago

    "But remember, taxing porky is a bad bad bad anti-freedom thing for meanie poos! Porky can take your vote because he's soooo special, but him paying taxes? How could you be so authoritarian?"

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  • [–] 24 points 3 months ago

    Wow. Thats one of the singular worst things I've ever heard outside of direct humanitarian atrocities.

    Thats cool. Love it here. 🙂

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago

    Hmm ok. Can the death penalty apply to them then?

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    I'm pretty sure this dogshit has cropped up a little in australia and must be frustrated wherever possible. ofc it's very limited but it shouldn't happen at all.

    while local councils (effectively 'municipalities' elsewhere) are really the least effective/powerful in australia - we're very top-down in terms of 'federal->state->council' rights and responsibilities, especially moreso down south - Melbourne City Council allows the following with the justification that they administer the 'Central Business District' which mostly comprises of commercial property:

    Who can enrol to vote?
    If you are over 18, you can enrol to vote in the Melbourne City Council elections if you:

    • rent a rateable property in the City of Melbourne – you need to have lived there for a month or more. You do not need to be an Australian citizen
    • own a rateable property in the City of Melbourne and live in it
    • own a rateable property in the City of Melbourne and live somewhere else in Australia
    • are a business owner, who owns or leases a commercial property in the city. You could be sharing the property with another business
    • represent a company or corporation that owns or leases a rateable property* in the city.

    *Rateable property means an occupancy which is capable of being separately valued under section 13DC of the Valuation of Land Act 1960 but is not a single parking space, mooring location or storage unit.

    while i could go either way on citizenship/permanent resident requirements for voting in this tier of elections, they explicitly give fucking landlords and representatives of corporations votes. I also remember some bullshit about business votes possibly counting for double a regular vote or something, it makes me want to scream

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Cool. Can they also drink and get married?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    LOL.

    LMAO even.

    I would like out of the simulation now please.

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