John Day
Role at the time: New Mexico attorney, quoted by the Associated Press
Challenged the characterization
Response to this claim
The $5,000 pledge conditioned on Republican control of Congress is an attempt to bribe people to vote Republican.
“This is a campaign promise.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)AP reports Marc Goldwein’s fiscal objection and John Day’s legal distinctionReported comments by Marc Goldwein and John Day
Associated Press report syndicated by 10/11 News. Goldwein disputes the existence of a surplus; attorney John Day distinguishes a generally available campaign benefit from a payment conditional on an individual’s vote. Day’s assessment is an attributed legal opinion, not a court ruling. September 10 report; the interviews’ exact times are not provided.
Why we used this label
Challenges an illegal-vote-buying interpretation without endorsing the proposal’s policy merits. His view is an attorney’s assessment, not a judicial determination.