Fruit of the Moore: the GOP strikes down Michael Moore for handing out new underwear Posted on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Link Michael Moore's Illegal Influence "Mainstream Democrat" Moore uses illegal tactics to try to win votes for Kerry Lansing, MI - Today the Michigan Republican Party filed a request for an Issuance of Criminal Complaint against Hollywood filmmaker Michael Moore for his illegal attempts to influence the November election in Michigan. "Higher turnout in elections is beneficial for everyone and is a goal we share with `mainstream Democrats' like Michael Moore," said Executive Director Greg McNeilly. "But nobody is above the law. Mr. Moore's illegal actions, in an attempt to influence this election, cannot be ignored." During his self-named "Slacker Uprising Tour" in Michigan, Mr. Moore offered incentives for those who registered to vote or who promised him that they would vote. Section 931(1)( of the Michigan Election Code (Michigan Compiled Laws ("MCL") 168.931(1)() provides that a person who performs such an act is guilty of a misdemeanor: "( A person shall not, either before, on, or after an election, for the person's own benefit or on behalf of any other person, receive, agree, or contract for valuable consideration for 1 or more of the following: (i) Voting or agreeing to vote, or inducing or attempting to induce another to vote, at an election. Mr. Moore's offers to clean a dorm room, provide a year's supply of Tostitos, provide a clean package of underwear or a package of Ramen noodles all are included in the definition of term `Valuable consideration' under Section 931. "We want everyone to participate in this year's election, but not because they were bribed or coerced by the likes of Michael Moore," continued McNeilly. "We hope that Mr. Moore will be respectful of the laws of this state if he chooses to return." A copy of the letter sent by McNeilly to Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings, III is attached. Similar letters were sent to the Prosecutors of Antrim, Isabella and Wayne counties.