You either own it or you don’t. If you own it, you can assign whatever value you want to it and sell it.
So every political office including POTUS, SCOTUS, State Govt offices and military officer position should be offered to the highest bidder then
If the political office was a piece of ribbon and a small hunk of metal you could put in your pocket, then, “sure”. If not, I don’t think your analogy makes any sense.
There are those of us that don't just see a "piece of ribbon and a small hunk of metal".
