An Important Public Service Announcement from Del Snizz

[Strider]

[q=Kuja Highwind]*wishes he still lived in Bakersfield to help Skanker's campaign*[/q]I never thought I'd see anyone say that.

[Mr. Graves]

Uhh....ok.

I live on the other end of the country, so I'm well away from the mayhem that could ensue. Thankfully.

[DCI Superfan]

I'm glad Texas has had their gubenatorial election last year, so I don't have to listen to campaign crap for a while.

DCI Forever!!

[bennator]

Seriously though, there are probably enough EoFF members in California to get 65 signatures, especially if they get their friends to help. I don't know about the money though.

[Heath]

Why stop at their friends? Why not their friends friends friends and so on?

[Logan]

Originally posted by TheAbominatrix
Anyone other than Davis is super, really.

Ditto that. Davis=sux. Anybody else=better.

[Yamaneko]

It's gonna cost us $30,000,000. I have $40 on me.

[Evelia]

What a clever idea.

[Denmark]

I'd help, but seeing as how I'm in New York, well, that pretty much explains it.

Skanker looks like a governor. And he'd probably be one of the smartest politicians ever. Is he tall? Because tall politicians get elected more often. Statistically, it's true. Skanker for California governor!

[RSL]

I believe your crazy plan just might work, Snizz. Just look at Minnesota, no one took Jesse Ventura seriously as a candidate and he stole the election. I think IGN64Skanker is a much more qualified candidate then Ventura ever was. I can't say that I'm familiar with California's current governor, but I can't imagine a situation where Skanker wouldn't be an improvement.

We can only hope that this one day leads to Skanker running for president.

[Burtsplurt]

Just how old is Skanker now? And how does thqt compare with, say, the legal age for governorshipency?

Not that it matters - go for the youth vote. Erm.

[Asorie]

Skanker for Governor! He's shown his interest in equal rights by supporting "All Male (and Asorie) Group Hugs" in the EoFF staff!

[Citizen Bleys]

Equal rights? Pfft, he just won't admit that all male group hugs are his "bag"

[Del Snizz]

Originally posted by TheAbominatrix
Skanker and Schwartzenager! I'm so torn...

Well, fortunately you probably won't have to be. It looks as though Schwarzeneggar will not likely run this time around, and will instead back Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles. He hasn't given the final word yet, but all the papers are saying that he'll make such an announcement before the end of the week. I'm torn on this news: if he's not in the race, it'll make it somewhat easier to get other ridiculous candidates like Skanker noticed, but then again, it makes the whole recall election less of a farce. Ultimately, though, my conscience has to agree that this move is a good thing for everyone: after all, we all know what happened last time a Republican actor became Governor of California.

Originally posted by bennator0
Have skanker run for the Libertarian party...

That's not a bad idea. They probably wouldn't object too much that he's not registered as one, as most Libertarians seem to believe that things like voter registration are for fascists. Most voters who know about the Libertarian Party and their platform very likely expect their candidates to be at least a little wacky, so Skanker wouldn't be particularly surprising in that respect, which has about an equal chance of helping or hurting him, I think.

Originally posted by Linus
**Bans Del Snizz.**

You'll get yours...*shakes fist* Er...vote for Skanker!

Originally posted by Hedgy
I would vote for Skanker,
after all, how far away is California?

That's the spirit! Vote early, vote often, as they say. Why, I ask, should a person have to face such blatant discrimination simply because he or she lives in a different state or country, has voted 137 different times in the same election, or is no longer alive? Universal suffrage should be just that! I'll give you a nice example of how laws against so-called 'voter fraud' should just be repealed. In 1928, Charles King was elected President of Liberia by over 600,000 votes. Some ne'er-do-wells complained that the election was rigged--that there were only 15,000 registered voters in the country--but look how well the nation of Liberia turned out! I say that at least part of its great success can be attributed to this proud electoral tradition, one that should be adopted everywhere democracy thrives.

Originally posted by Citizen Kane
Governor? We should make Skanker the Emperor.

I agree. But becoming governor of the largest state in the US is a good start, I say. Once in office, all he has to do is to maintain the loyalty of his legions and to gradually increase their strength. Once the Senate catches on to what he's doing and deploys its own forces, he'll have effectively consolidated his power and gained the respect and support of neighboring states. He can drive a wedge between the Empire and its allies from within and without, and his armies will deal Washington and its legions a crushing defeat. The throne will be his soon enough, my friend. There is no doubt about that.

Originally posted by bennator0
Seriously though, there are probably enough EoFF members in California to get 65 signatures, especially if they get their friends to help. I don't know about the money though.

Oh, surely there are. And unfortunately, our fundraising potential is not nearly so great, but fear not. If we can't get 10,000 or more signatures, we can always just take out a high-interest loan in the name of one Brian Carper.

Originally posted by Heath
Why stop at their friends? Why not their friends friends friends and so on?

Exactly! Hell, why not just make people up? Or, better yet, put a bunch of different X's on the petitions. If some bureaucrat complains about that, we'll sue the state for prejudice against illiterates. If nothing else, we can at least get a frivolous lawsuit or two out of this, eh?

Originally posted by Roostos
Skanker looks like a governor. And he'd probably be one of the smartest politicians ever. Is he tall? Because tall politicians get elected more often. Statistically, it's true.

Skanker looks so gubernatorial because he took lessons in it when he was a boy, along with playing baseball, eating apple pie, blacklisting communists, and taking part in other wholesome American activities. Another thing that most people don't know about Skanker is that he is well over eight feet tall, so victory is almost a given if we can get him on the ballot.

Originally posted by Burtsplurt
Just how old is Skanker now? And how does thqt compare with, say, the legal age for governorshipency?

That's an excellent question and one we get a lot (twice, actually). Article V, Section 2 of the State Constitution of California reads thus: "The Governor shall be an elector who has been a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State for 5 years immediately preceding the Governor's election. The Governor may not hold other public office. No Governor may serve more than 2 terms." These are the only necessary qualifications for eligibility for the office of Governor of California. Let's see how Skanker stacks up: First, he was born on April 2, 1985. In the United States, since the ratification of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, all citizens 18 years of age and older have the right to vote. Since Skanker is 18, that legally makes him an 'elector'. He has both been a citizen of the US and lived in California for more than 5 years. To the best of my knowledge, he does not currently hold any public office at the federal, state, or local level, and he has not already been Governor for two terms. Therefore, Skanker is perfectly qualified to take office if elected.

[MecaKane]

He's got my vote, and then some. =o