Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is about to ruin the night for a lot of trick-or-treaters this Halloween.
Instead of handing out candy like most people, the South Carolina Republican apparently has something else in mind: pocket Constitutions.
You know, what every kid wants on the night of the year when you go door-to-door expecting candy.
“Happy Halloween. Accordingly, Pocket Constitutions are at the ready for today’s trick-or-treaters,” the lawmaker wrote on Wednesday afternoon.
Happy Halloween. Accordingly, Pocket Constitutions are at the ready for today’s trick-or-treaters. pic.twitter.com/hnQTfeCPHy
— Mark Sanford (Archived) (@RepSanfordSC) October 31, 2018
Perhaps Sanford isn’t in the holiday spirit because voters picked a more pro-Trump candidate over him in a Republican primary election earlier this year.
And who knows, maybe this is all just an odd attempt at Halloween humor?
Either way, the lawmaker’s apparent decision to hand out pocket Constitutions was relentlessly mocked.
when you’re practically begging for your house to be egged https://t.co/Z8CIfQZS9C
— Maggie Serota (@maggieserota) October 31, 2018
This is such a cheapskate cop out move. Me? I give the local youth FULL SIZE constitutions. Written on parchment https://t.co/KQU3FNtkmX
— Max Abelson (@maxabelson) October 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/IamShaneMorris/status/1057664441364480001
This just can’t be real. I refuse to believe there is a human giving this out for Halloween. https://t.co/KOGJb9tzkc
— Frankly Speaking (@FrankK34216) October 31, 2018
Are their 14th Amendments crossed out? https://t.co/vL7nei6gv3
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) October 31, 2018
Top 5 Halloween Treats:
— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) October 31, 2018
Snickers
Reese’s Pieces
Twizzlers
Nestle Crunch
Dots
Bottom Five Halloween Treats:
Skittles
Mounds
Anything with Sour in the name
Raisins
Pocket US Constitutions https://t.co/TwoNgPUmMx
You sound really fun. https://t.co/c1Ebb7yO3r
— MPS, Esq. (@mpsever) October 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/draterus/status/1057704702668931072
It’s hard to be against educating young people, but it’s Halloween. Just stick to candy.
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