>From: Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>Subject: Re: URGENT - Nader trader
>Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 17:17:53 -0500
>
>At 01:24 PM 11/2/00 -0500, Barkley wrote:
> > Can someone explain why Nader trader is illegal?
> >It is true that Nader has expressed his personal
> >opposition to it. But, unlike Napster, there is no
> >copyrighted property involved. There is no money
> >involved. Whose rights are being violated by this?
> >What regulation or law does it violate?
> >Barkley Rosser
>
>I do not think there is anything illegal in voter swapping - it is is
>essence private persons persuading each other how to vote, e.g. by saying
>"I hate your politics so much that having learned that you will vote for
>tweedledum, I changed my mind and will vote for tweedledee" or "I respect
>you so much that having learned that you will vote for tweedledum, I
>changed my mind and will vot efor him as well."
>
>This vote trading site is opertaional and shows no signs of illegality.
>http://www.winwincampaign.org/
>
>In fact, the number of traders doubled since yesterday. Despite my earlier
>intention to vote for Gore, expressed earlier in this forum, I am
>considering trading my vote, since MD is a Gore-secure state.
>
>wojtek
>
>
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