Petition: Musk distributed in Wisconsin millions of checks before the judge election

With a controversial maneuver around an important judge election in the US state of Wisconsin, Tech billionaire Elon Musk has again caused excitement and controversy. The consultant of US President Donald Trump presented two million checks to guests of an event in the city of Green Bay, who, according to his information, had signed a petition against “activist judges”.

The advisor of US President Donald Trump said that the election of the judge for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court This Tuesday could be relevant for the entire country. The checks would have the purpose of gaining attention. Musk entered the stage with a cheese car – a headgear that is also known from fans of the football team Green Bay Packers from Wisconsin.

Musk and allies support the conservative candidate Brad Schimel for the judge’s post according to the “New York Times” with more than $ 20 million. They want to prevent the liberal candidate Susan Crawford from gaining judge election, which would continue the liberal 4: 3 majority of the court. In the election, observers see a first mood test of the first two months of Trump’s presidency on the one hand. At the same time, the court also decides in cases that can be important nationwide – such as the intersection of electoral districts.

Not the first gift

Musk had already offered $ 100 in Wisconsin for every signature for the petition. His organization “America Pac” justified that “activist judges” enforced their personal perspectives and ideas instead of interpreting the laws as they were written. The “New York Times”, on the other hand, saw this attempt to stimulate the Conservative Schimel as a judge for the Supreme Court.

Even before the US presidential election last year, Musk announced that it was awarded one million dollars to a registered voter in particularly highly competitive US states up to this daily. Several million checks were presented. According to US voting rights, it is forbidden to pay citizens to pay money for voting or registering for it.