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Forget Candy, Mark Sanford Gives Trick-Or-Treaters The Constitution

"This is a brazen effort to boost sales by the American Egg Board."
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Editor, HuffPost Australia

Trick-or-treaters were in for a surprise when they stopped by Rep. Mark Sanford’s (R-S.C.) house. Instead of handing out candy or cash, the congressman gave away copies of the Constitution. 

People on social media made a few predictions about how this “treat” would go over with the kiddies:

One Twitter user even reimagined Sanford’s offering, photoshopping Appalachian Trail pamphlets into his basket ― a reference to the former South Carolina governor’s code for having an affair:

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