Use the Power!

I was talking to a colleague a while back about submitting a paper to a conference. The submission system is web-based, and the deadline was 5pm.

F: By the way, I'm not planning to turn off the submission system until after midnight.
F: (I'm in charge of it this year)
F: So feel free to take some extra time if you want it
T: NICE!
F: (if you have the power, use the power)
T: i'm not sure i'd vote for you to run the country, dude!!!
F: No, neither would I

Just as a bit of context, Canada is in the midst of a federal election right now because the current government was found to have squandered a few million dollars.

I think that's the first political joke I've ever made in my life.