FWIW, he was prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. § 241 of the federal code, which reads “to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person… in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution…” In this case, the regime chose to include meme wars – satire – as criminally threatening the right to vote. The announcement below the meme is directly from the DOJ website this morning.
Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Sentenced after Conviction for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race
Douglass Mackey, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 7 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to interfere with potential voters’ right to vote in the 2016 election for the Office of the President of the United States. Douglass Mackey, also known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was previously convicted of the charge of Conspiracy Against Rights at trial by a federal jury in Brooklyn. Mackey was convicted of the charge in March 2023 following a three-week trial.
“One of the foundational rights we hold as Americans, a right that many fought so hard to obtain, is the right to vote. The defendant weaponized disinformation in a dangerous scheme to stop targeted groups, including black and brown people and women, from participating in our democracy,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “This groundbreaking prosecution demonstrates our commitment to prosecuting those who commit crimes that threaten our democracy and seek to deprive people of their constitutional right to vote.”
As proven at trial, by 2016, Mackey had established an audience on Twitter with approximately 58,000 followers. A February 2016 analysis by the MIT Media Lab ranked Mackey as one of the most significant influencers of the then-upcoming presidential election. Between September 2016 and November 2016, Mackey conspired with other influential Twitter users and with members of private online groups to use social media platforms, including Twitter, to disseminate fraudulent messages that encouraged supporters of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to “vote” via text message or social media which was legally invalid…
“One of the foundational rights we hold as Americans, a right that many fought so hard to obtain, is the right to vote.
The defendant weaponized disinformation in a dangerous scheme to stop targeted groups, including black and brown people and women, from participating in our democracy.”
US Attorney Peace implicitly assumes that “black and brown people and women” – who collectively must comprise well over half the population – are dim-witted, gullible or totally lacking common sense and a sense of humour.
That’s exactly right. The central tenant of the prosecution is wildly racist.
The sad irony is that the morons who were dumb enough to fall for an obviously satirical texting-to-vote meme were the same “peers” who must have made up his jury.
What has amazed me about this trial- and so many- is that the prosecutors are able to select juries that lack even one person who is smart enough to see what these prosecutions mean (the destruction of the “rights” we allegedly have under the Constitution) and steadfastly vote “not guilty.”
You’re better off living life on the run than standing in an American court before a female judge.