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Official thread for Vice Presidential Nominations

do the candidates need to be seconded to be on the ballot?
 
Who all is nominated thus far (as of today?)
 
I am going to close the nomination process very soon, so if there's someone you'd like to nominate, do it now

In the meantime, I'm going to second Haymarket, Jesse Booth, and d0gbreath
 
I am going to close the nomination process very soon, so if there's someone you'd like to nominate, do it now

In the meantime, I'm going to second Haymarket, Jesse Booth, and d0gbreath

If a second is needed, I'll second Paleocon.
 
If a second is needed, I'll second Paleocon.
Uh-oh......Paleocon doesn't even believe in free speech.
If he wins the VP spot, he'll be next in line for the presidency.
Given the seditious rumblings against Sangha on another thread, Paleocon might actually become Prez.
This convention would never survive a Paleocon regime, I think Paleo would probably declare himself emperor.
I'm voting for Jesse Booth......we're friends....maybe he'll buy me lunch.
 
Uh-oh......Paleocon doesn't even believe in free speech.
If he wins the VP spot, he'll be next in line for the presidency.
Given the seditious rumblings against Sangha on another thread, Paleocon might actually become Prez.
This convention would never survive a Paleocon regime, I think Paleo would probably declare himself emperor.
I'm voting for Jesse Booth......we're friends....maybe he'll buy me lunch.

are we allowed to sell our votes?

I hope each candidate does a "vote for me" statement here! or have they done that and I missed it?

I wanted to second Paleocon because without him, we wouldn't have a slot for VP.
 
are we allowed to sell our votes?

I hope each candidate does a "vote for me" statement here! or have they done that and I missed it?

I wanted to second Paleocon because without him, we wouldn't have a slot for VP.

Unless you say otherwise, I will consider Paleocon to have been seconded.

And if you can manage to find a buyer, you can do whatever you want with your vote. It's yours after all
 
Does it violate this convention's rules to give reasons to NOT vote for a particular candidate? Is negative campaigning allowed? Just asking.
 
are we allowed to sell our votes?
I just assumed we could.
I'm willing to sell my VP vote---it's an essentially meaningless office, anyway--- for a free lunch.
None of that fast food junk either.
I'm cheap, but I'm not free.......or something.


I hope each candidate does a "vote for me" statement here! or have they done that and I missed it?
No public campaigns have been conducted.
I suspect there are some behind the scenes dealings/shenanigans going on.

I wanted to second Paleocon because without him, we wouldn't have a slot for VP.
Be careful with Paleo.
He's got that lean and hungry look.
Hopefully, President Sangha's security agents haven't been compromised.
 


And if you can manage to find a buyer, you can do whatever you want with your vote. It's yours after all

Okay....my assumption is confirmed.
I am anticipating a flood of bribes offers competing for my vote....
Gosh, I already feel like a congressman.
 
Okay....my assumption is confirmed.
I am anticipating a flood of bribes offers competing for my vote....
Gosh, I already feel like a congressman.

I think it's time to start setting up those swiss bank accounts! I'm sure our votes are worth LOTS!!

Be careful with Paleo.
He's got that lean and hungry look.
Hopefully, President Sangha's security agents haven't been compromised.

oh dear... wolves among the sheep... .coups... uprisings... .riots in the streets!
 
I think it's time to start setting up those swiss bank accounts! I'm sure our votes are worth LOTS!!
Swiss bank accounts are SO last century.
The Cayman Islands are the new, hip money laundering/secret account mecca.



oh dear... wolves among the sheep... .coups... uprisings... .riots in the streets!
I think our new republic may be turning into a banana republic.
Sangha will probably evolve from our president into a military strong-man.
We'll be referred to as the North American Honduras.
 
Swiss bank accounts are SO last century.
The Cayman Islands are the new, hip money laundering/secret account mecca.




I think our new republic may be turning into a banana republic.
Sangha will probably evolve from our president into a military strong-man.
We'll be referred to as the North American Honduras.

I want to see Sangha's uniform! And finally he'll be able to use all those black helicopters!
 
I want to see Sangha's uniform!
I'm doubtful that Sangha is a uniform kind of guy.
He'll probably just wear the nametag..."FEARLESS LEADER".

And finally he'll be able to use all those black helicopters!
Those helicopters have been impounded by the military for use in the inevitable coup d'état.
 
I'm doubtful that Sangha is a uniform kind of guy.
He'll probably just wear the nametag..."FEARLESS LEADER".

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um - hopefully at least a discreet pair of boxers? (grin)

Maybe a suit like the official guys in Matrix...
 
um - hopefully at least a discreet pair of boxers? (grin)

Maybe a suit like the official guys in Matrix...
Good point.
A sense of decorum is very important.
I just took it for granted he would wear a suit....I think...or at least some sort of colonial era garb.
Weren't those suit-wearing officials the bad guys in those movies?
Hopefully, Sangha is a better actor than Keanu Reeves.
 
I'm doubtful that Sangha is a uniform kind of guy.

You're right. I'm not too big on uniforms
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Swiss bank accounts are SO last century.
The Cayman Islands are the new, hip money laundering/secret account mecca.




I think our new republic may be turning into a banana republic.
Sangha will probably evolve from our president into a military strong-man.
We'll be referred to as the North American Honduras.

Soon there will even be a better place - Cuba. Thanks Obama, the British Bahamas would open their bank records to the USA, so it's about time for a better money sheltering and laundering county to use.

Jeb Bush sends his hugs and kisses to Obama. The Miami mafia is his favorite business partners for S&L, real estate and medicare dealings with US government money. This will work out well for him as his businesses, most of whom have completed their jail sentences for racketeering, theft, illegal wiretapping and criminal fraud.
 
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Soon there will even be a better place - Cuba. Thanks Obama, the British Bahamas would open their bank records to the USA, so it's about time for a better money sheltering and laundering county to use.
Honestly, this is not a big issue for me.
I've got my money safely buried in my backyard.
It earns the same interest it would earn in most banks.
 
Honestly, this is not a big issue for me.
I've got my money safely buried in my backyard.
It earns the same interest it would earn in most banks.

If I had money, I'd bury it. I have a 401K and an IRA and yet in spite of the great boom in the stock markets, they aren't booming. They aren't busting. They just ... sit there.

Cuba opening up is a GREAT thing. If we had done this 30 years ago, Cuba would be a thriving democracy, spending lots of money on American consumer goods. Don't know if that would be good for them, but they would no longer see us as some 'great enemy' and we wouldn't have wasted all the money we have wasted trying to block them off.
 
If I had money, I'd bury it. I have a 401K and an IRA and yet in spite of the great boom in the stock markets, they aren't booming. They aren't busting. They just ... sit there.
If your money had been in an indexed fund since 2009, it should be worth a lot more now.
I realize that's a pretty big IF.
We've had a bull market for years, a correction is overdue.
I'm waiting for the right moment to invest my buried treasure.


Cuba opening up is a GREAT thing. If we had done this 30 years ago, Cuba would be a thriving democracy, spending lots of money on American consumer goods. .
Long overdue.
We do business and have done business with some bad actors in this world.
Hard to understand why Cuba has been considered a pariah for this long.
The boycott most definitely should have been lifted when the Cold War ended.
Cuba Libres all around!!!!
I'm buying....with my buried loot.
 
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