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Zuckerberg can’t seem to catch a break, folks. His ability to meddle in U.S. elections is rapidly dwindling, and he must be sweating under that hoodie of his. Over the weekend, Louisiana voters said, “No thank you!” to the use of private funds for election administration. And by a whopping 72.6%, might we add.
🚨 JUST IN: Louisiana has become the first state in the nation to fully crack down on election meddling and passed a constitutional amendment that BANS ‘Zuckerbucks’ and foreign money in state elections.
MORE STATES SHOULD FOLLOW 👏👏https://t.co/UmIuUA9N3v
— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) October 17, 2023
The voters were posed with a simple question: should the use of foreign government or nongovernmental funds, goods, or services be prohibited unless authorized by the secretary of state? The answer was a resounding “Yes!” Good ol’ Louisianians aren’t interested in letting outsiders influence their elections. And who can blame them? We should be standing up to these tech billionaires who think they can play puppet master with our democracy.
Louisiana’s constitutional amendment is a game-changer, folks. It’s the first of its kind, putting a clear stop to the use of private money in elections. Other states have already caught on, with 25 of them enacting restrictions on private funds. Take that, Zuckerberg! And don’t think we missed the fact that they’ve lovingly nicknamed these funds “Zuckerbucks.” It’s a fitting name for the out-of-touch billionaire who thinks he knows better than the American people.
Ken Cuccinelli, the chair of the Election Transparency Initiative, must be doing a happy dance right about now. He’s pleased as punch that Louisianians have put an end to “Zuckerbucks.” Can we join in on that dance, Ken?
But hold on, folks. The battle is not over yet. The Federalist is warning that we can’t let our guard down. The Democrats are crafty, and they’re already plotting their next move. They’ve got this organization called the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, funded by left-wing nonprofits, which aims to “systematically influence every aspect of election administration.” Sounds like they’re trying to pull another 2020, folks. We can’t let that happen. It’s time for Republicans to step up and protect our elections from these underhanded tactics.
The courts have been our allies in this fight against private election interference. In 2020, Attorney General Jeff Landry intervened when Louisiana election officials applied for grants from Zuckerberg’s Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). And thanks to Landry’s intervention, those applications were withdrawn. Score one for the good guys.
Just a few months ago, the Louisiana Supreme Court denied the CTCL’s request to dismiss Attorney General Landry’s lawsuit. We’re making progress, folks. Slowly but surely, we’re kicking these private actors out of our election offices.
According to the Capital Research Center, 26 states have already shown Zuckerberg the door. No “Zuckbucks” welcome there. States like Alabama, Georgia, and Texas have said, “Not today, Mark.” Now we just have 24 more states to go. Keep up the good fight, conservatives, and let’s kick the tech elites out of our elections once and for all!
