One thing we know about a culture based on money and trade: People will sell anything if allowed, and even when not allowed. eBay proved that point long ago and not half a year goes by without crazy stories of what people will buy and what they will sell. The latest: one German baby; one American Presidential vote.
One may handily argue, given Americans' tendency to vote with their pocketbooks, that one's vote is always for sale; it's just a matter of price. Another thing we know about authority: It can't take a joke. (Neither can this lynch mob that formed put up his Presidential vote for auction, starting price $10. Though Max Sanders, a college student, claimed it was a joke, Minnesota authorities finds it as funny as a stick in the eye. Under a Minnesota law passed in the 19th Century and utilized in the 1920s to prevent vote-buying, Sanders faces felony charges, five years in jail, and a $10,000 fine. In case it makes a difference, your soul, anything illegal like body parts, drugs, or nothing. Toast with the Virgin Mary's image? Fair game. A frozen hot dog from a Seattle Seahawks playoff game? Sure. Ted Williams' frozen head? Probably should keep that on ice.
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