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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: WiltonKnight   😊 😞
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Subject: Amendment for Musk
Date: 02/06/25 11:01 AM
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I wonder if Musk would like to be President after Trump and possibly after Vance? After all should Trump not finish his term Vance is more a true believer and would be more focused on getting Project 2025 in but I digress.

Back to Elon..... rough back of napkin - well - really rough back of napkin math:

2/3 of Congress/Senate ($8.5 billion)
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635 x 67% = 425 members

425 members: Bribe or Contribute *average* $20 mill to each. (Average - A big-time Senator might scoff at 5 mill,. while a first term putz would eat his own ass for a million, etc)

Anyhow, 425 x $20,000,000 Bribe = $ 8.5 BILLION DOLLARS

38 out of 50 State Legislators. ($56 billion approx)
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Let's use Virginia as an example : Not too big, not too small. Pretend we bribe ALL of them

140 total legislators x $10 million bribe a piece=. $1.4 billion.

$1.4 billion x 38 state legislators $54 billion
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SO if Elon is willing to use $65 billion dollars - he can bribe the ENTIRE government apparatus needed to change the constitution so someone not born in America can be President.

This assumes that NO legislators would vote for it anyways so there's probably some savings built in here.

PEOPLE - WOULD YOU SPEND 15% OF YOUR NET WORTH TO BE PRESIDENT ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE POWER HUNGRY?

I HOPE MUSK THINKS OF THIS - I love thinking up ways to SUBVERT you people. Can you imagine Elon Musk - President of the United States?

And the AltRight synergies around the world?

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