Imadethisaccounttopost
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Watch as MAGA loudmouth Randy Fine illegally casts votes for other members of the Florida House of Reps.
This is the same guy preaching to us about election integrity when he can’t even follow the rules himself.
He clearly looks around to make sure no one is watching, then rolls around to hastily press each vote button.
Robohobo541
Straight to jail
Munchman347
If you want to hear wailing and gnashing of teeth, just propose that each pol gets a unique key he must use to turn on his seats voting buttons. Anyone found using someone else's key gets their vote nullified...
Imadethisaccounttopost
This is perfect, and discussed in a few other comments.
LordHosk
Im going to call it now "I had proxy ballots from the representatives in question in my pocket, we have procedures in place for this sort of thing, its not against legislative norms although it looks unusual."
GwaboButt
Thank god the DOJ will obviously investigate this…
etopsirhc
and find he over paid his taxes 2mil /s
usingYourMomAsAHat
Then name a building after him after raising a statue as an american hero /s
NightOwlRally
Hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug. smh
Garwoodxx
Who is this? When did this occur? What was the voting for? Who were the absent members whose votes were cast this way? BTW - proxy voting is only allowed in committee and not on the floor. I feel like this needs to be a bigger story l.
MoralRectifier
Late comment, but this is the Florida legislature (which I failed to notice originally) where limited proxy voting on the floor is allowed for cert types of administrative voting, like changing bylaws and whatnot. https://www.flhouse.gov/Statutes/2025/0723.078/
Haiddon
why are those not under lock and key? like just put a cage around each of them and put a lock on it
jnoahj
Is that... is that Peter Griffin???
hamulusrex
Go straight to jail you hypocritical rat bastard
ThatSonOfaBitch
Ah, yes, the ol' pen on the table trick! "I wasn't pressing buttons I was just placing a pen on the table I'm innocent." He forgot about the ol' you're constantly on camera trick.
lildude52ca
no wonder imgur is dead. everyone is sick and tired of seeing all the fucked up shit coming out of the states. this used to be our escape
Imadethisaccounttopost
I'm in the states, and posted this, and I agree.
I used to come here to look at funny cats.. but at the same time the state of the world cannot be denied, or ignored.
gitguuud
Ok, at the risk of being downvoted, may I get some more context? I ask because, unless this happened in the last hour or so, I’d have expected to find something somewhere about this. Maybe not MSM, but something or someone more reliable. Internet search, Bluesky search, etc doesn’t yield anything. L
Imadethisaccounttopost
https://youtu.be/8nN_RqfnBc8?si=RYnGOSvi5OjN76Um&t=117 Reported on it
MoopsyLD
Honestly this just proves how flawed that system is. At the very least they should have Card with a Chip in it that logs them into a "Voting" mode. then they can press the vote button. if the Card is not in then the button does nothing. then each one who was voting can check on the official account etc. that they indeed voted for that. so you have 2 step verification on votes and records.
RatsLiveOnNoEvilStar
Or simply require everyone be seated while voting.
Apparently we need to go back to kindergarten
vindik8or
Another simple fix is to have members hold their vote button while the votes are registered simultaneously.
ConstantMissclicks
Every accusation is a confession, apparently we really do need voter ID and monitoring, for our goddam officials.
B3N15
Texas's state legislature has keys that you need to turn to press the button. They did it because they had a huge problem with legislators changing each other's votes
CrimsonPermanentAssurance
One of the main underpinnings of legal though in the US is that government officials are presumed to be acting in good faith which is constantly not true.
JanglesPrime
I have complained a number of times that too much of our government is run on gentalman's agreements and not on actual procedure or law. It is truly maddening.
B3N15
That's just human existence in general, at some point in the day you just have to assume that people want to participate in society and let someone make a decision.
Imadethisaccounttopost
or even the people who are not in that day, their buttons aren't on.
Etc etc.
MoopsyLD
Additionally the entire thing doesn't need to be secure as all hell either. all that needs to be known is whether the button was tampered with. so You stick your card in, your representative info shows up, you select yes(1) and then it shows on screen, voting will end in x minutes. the rep can then remove their card after voting to be locked in and leave or whatever. (1) if the Yes does not match then you can tell it was tampered with. A vote cannot be cast for you unless your card is in.
Idontneedrealfacts
"We need the SAVE ACT because of the voter fraud, we know there is a lot of voter fraud, because we are doing it" -maga
KarmaciouS
If you watch closely:
- there is another person at the bottom of the screen doing the same thing
- there is someone sat at the desk on top of the screen that could clearly see them
Grimlinnan
Head remove required.
Imadethisaccounttopost
Nah, first his finger, then his hand.
HellFireBeardMan
Fingers one by one then hand, forearm, then rest of arm, then on to the next fingers of other hand and repeat, then balls if any then legs, then just leave him as a torso and head make sure he lives.
thedtp
Feet first straight into the chipper.
Exyr
Yeah shouldn't that get you some jail time?
TierfreierNichtraucherhaushalt
Even in China you'd be imprisoned for that. Simply for getting caught.
ForceAwakenWasLame
Clemency from orange says you have no power here
swofromtherock
Right, how is this different from a janitor or page or guest doing the same?
etherbunny41
So, vote tampering is bad no matter who does it. BUT to answer your question more directly, this dude is an elected official who directly benefits from the outcome of the vote. He has a vested interest in the vote, which the janitor, page, or guest wouldn't have. Does that help?
HeadJamistan
That makes it 100 times worse dude
TheDoomBear
its becoming more and more apparent every day that the only justice left to us is mob justice.
SlaaneshiRightsFront
I mean, with the shit that they've been pushing, it should have been painfully obvious well in advance of the election that if Donny Diddles won the only chance for any of these pieces of shit to face any kind of justice would be for them to be dragged out into the street and hanged.
bertchstudio
And he knows that, that's why they keep fencing up around the white house
Donnie was so mad in Detroit at that worker because he knew if that was a gun he was dead and there were definitely concealed carries in that room
SlaaneshiRightsFront
Then he should be dead.
thatlamer
Who will act as the enforcement arm? Trump's DOJ? Ron deSantorum's AG?
TinyDancer722
This is the point. The biggest problem with US politics is campaign finance. No doubt. That has to change for any real progress to be made.
But this administration is showing us that the AG being a political appointee is just as big of a problem. The DOJ has to be willing to prosecute ANYONE who breaks the law.
VikingsAreNinjaPirates
We learned on January 6th that it's perfectly acceptable for the public to build their own hangman's gallows when voting irregularities are suspected.
Grimlinnan
Cut his fingers off.
Imadethisaccounttopost
Then his hand, then his, then his head.
aristera
This is nothing new. Votes in congress are pretty much pointless.
ChadMaxxington
Where are the guys you pay to seat?
Hrothnaar
Yeah who cares? wHaT aBoUt BiDeN and bAd BuNnY?! /s
Wardonk3y
Jail
TheVillageGrouch9000
The source seems to be social media only. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Randy+Fine+voting+on+behalf+of+other+members&t=ffab&ia=web Providing a source is helpful.
Imadethisaccounttopost
Source for me was Discord, so I just downloaded the video and posted.
TheVillageGrouch9000
I had seen it before. I think it odd there are no news sites referencing it.
Imadethisaccounttopost
https://youtu.be/8nN_RqfnBc8?si=RYnGOSvi5OjN76Um&t=117 Reported on it
tomgordon55
Why dosen't someone do somethink about him voting for other people. Atleast charge him
somethingstupidandclever
I watched a whole documentary about this years ago. This is common practice. Must have been his turn
ZiomalZParafii
You do not have any cards with a chip to be able to vote?! 🤯
LordHelmetTheThird
While I hate these fuck faces as much as anyone, this is just standard procedure called "proxy voting". Both sides do it, there's nothing shady about it.
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/explainer-proxy-voting-in-congress/
There's enough things to be enraged about, let's not fabricate fake ones!
G081
so repercussions from this?
InnerBushman
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZzRlZWw0MjB6eXFlODN5bWF3MXMyaG5nbXJyYTFxZnh0ZmNzbjJ2NiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/l0rzSnwAftzUgEeukf/200w.webp
paullyboy1999
I hate to give even a joking comparison to Black Panther and Pam Bondi....
TheDoctorCrankenstein
In the memory of Chadwick Boseman, this feels dirty to upvote.
paullyboy1999
I felt dirty doing Chadwick dirty with the comparison, but it is so fitting for the topic
AnOceanOfStars
Yes, they'll probably give him a raise.
I'm so fucking sick with all the shitstains in the world going totally unpunished.
missBllue4u
So many proofs, so many videos, witnesses, emails, documents and no repercussions whatsoever... they know that no one is going to do anything about it and they keep doing it with a smile...so fucking disgusting really...
Babomonkey
ImNotActuallyEvilAfterAll
Outrage on imgur. For a bit.
dedpan
There are videos of congressmen doing this 15-20 years ago. I'm not sure it's even illegal (it should be).
Niagaran
As if
11Weasel11
He might get a stern talking to.... might.... and probably more about the fact he let it get caught on camera.
jtxyz
Now is more of a time for unity and healing instead of stern talkings to
Snooj
Don't worry, the Democrats have already drafted a sternly worded letter.
300Hectares1TankofKerosene
They probably do it too. The whole system is fucked.
ToSisPoS
Wow, a two layered both sides.
They sure as fuck do not want people voting in November. They have really doubled down in these efforts.
missBllue4u
Repercussions? He never meet her...
pirateninjaunicornattacksquad
Lol, you're funny.
KrondorMocker
TsubakiTragic
nada... he's one of the protected set.
0570
Suggestion https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aWl5MHEwdTR5b2l4OXZrejN1dDRreGEzcXlxZnVyZ2JsdGljZ3NpYSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/gIqusaeYxgSiY/200w.webp
JanglesPrime
I saw a video from Some More News (I think) a few years back. Even though they are not supposed to do it, it is a common thing. They are voting for other members that are not present but they know how they would vote. No one does anything about it because these people know each other. Vid I saw, some even had long sticks so they can hit the buttons while sitting down.
bertchstudio
That's ducking crazy
The amount these mother fuckers get paid and they can't show up to hit a button
They should die for that alone.
AVaguelyFamiliarUsername
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZTlvODM1bjRtdnhxeTlvaTE1MXZwNWpyazcwbzNueHNpbnh0cWN5ZCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/OvL3qHSMO6uaI/200w.webp
eatyourmeat
Your coward neighbors will probably elect him president
Prostheta
Repercussions? In this economy?
sme2812
Camera man will be prosecuted
martineb72
It isn't illegal for the Florida House members to do that. It is absolutely ghoulish to do, but again not illegal. Just like it isn't illegal for US reps to do insider trading.
mardukkur
It is in fact illegal for reps to do insider trading and there have been investigations and even convictions in recent history for it.
MoralRectifier
There is a thing called "proxy voting" where someone may cast a vote on behalf of someone else who is not present, depending on what the vote is for. https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/explainer-proxy-voting-in-congress/
Imadethisaccounttopost
If this was "proxy voting," he's acting rather suspicious.
Looking around to make sure no one notices before pressing each button..
hyperchondriac
Randy Fine, the human autopen. You know, that thing Trump accused Biden of using too much to the point he replaced Biden's portrait with it.
Taxian
This deserves more upvotes. Dude may be a dick, but being misinformed about why he is a dick doesn't really help, it just means we misdiagnose the problem.
MoralRectifier
My link was for US congress, but Florida's legislature allows it also: https://www.flhouse.gov/Statutes/2025/0723.078/
arcontos
cool when its actually what proxy voting is supposed to be used for. its far too often used for when they dont feel like going in to do their job or sitting outside the building they should be inside voting to have an interview instead or out campaigning on how effective they are since they vote w/o having to do it themselves!
lpooptoomuch
It looks like he is waiting for the whistle that signals voting has begun. If that is what the short noise is before he pushes the first button.
Imadethisaccounttopost
Thank you for providing inks btw, the previous most downvoted comment was quite similar to yours but without the link.
Imadethisaccounttopost
So according @Garwoodxx
Proxy voting is only allowed in committee, not on the floor.
This is obviously being done on the floor.
MoralRectifier
Proxy voting was allowed on the floor in May 2020 due to covid but was discontinued in 2023. But I realized you were talking specifically about FL, so I added the 2nd link. Florida does allow proxy votes on the floor but only for certain types of votes, like changing bylaws and such.
Navrodel
Now, is he being a complete douche by voting before people have a chance, or only mostly an asshole by casting votes for his coworkers that couldn't be bothered to show up to work?
Imadethisaccounttopost
Neither should be counter or allowed.