AN UNWANTED CAMPAIGN STOP FOR HILLARY IN 2008

It is called the “Stanley Mosk Courthouse” after the man who was the longest serving justice on the California Supreme court, 37 years, from 1964-2001. The address is 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, California 90012.

During the campaign of 2008, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will be paying a visit, but it won’t be by choice. She won’t be sitting in the lawyer chair. She will be sitting in the witness/defendant chair.

The case is Paul v Clinton, an historic civil case involving an impeached former president and sitting senator accused of a committing business fraud and collapsing a public company, Stan Lee Media. Yes, “Spiderman” Stan Lee. The case is expected to highlight information over which the mainstream media has maintained a cone of silence. That information is the greatest campaign finance fraud in history and the compromising of all three branches of government by a senator whose power is second only to that of the President of the United States. Many journalists, newspaper editors, and TV and radio news shows are in possession of a wealth of information about the case that has been discussed on the phone with them and sent to them. It includes compelling documents, photos, and video of Hillary Clinton.

On September 7, 2007, a 3-judge panel of the California Appellate Court will hear oral arguments in the case. Despite having been alerted, the mainstream media has not seen fit to report that news. Apparently it did not meet the criteria pursuant to the masthead logo of the NY TIMES - “All the news that’s fit to print.” Some news is more fit than others.

Clinton counsel David Kendall of the powerful Washington DC law firm, Williams and Connolly, will endeavor to convince the three justices that his client is not a felon, should remain protected by California’s anti-SLAPP law, and should not join her husband and others as defendants. The court should quickly make its decision, and discovery can then proceed. If Kendall loses, he may appeal to the California Supreme Court. That procedure is not expected to be a lengthy one, and the court ruled previously that it would not throw out the case regarding the former impeached president.

*** For full disclosure and in fairness to Mr. Kendall, I can say unequivocally that I have not seen him sit on his briefcase during any of the hearings I've attended.

Even if she is not brought back into the case as a defendant, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to be under oath. At a hearing in 2006, the Superior Court trial judge, Aurelio Munoz told Kendall, “I will entertain no motion that prevents Mrs. Clinton from testifying……did you hear that, Mr. Kendall?”

The court case of a former impeached president and a sitting senator might normally be a headline generator. Unfortunately, the shameless partisanship of the mainstream media is on display as never before. It is there for everyone to see.

As background for those who may not be familiar with the issues in the case, that would be viewers of CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC and readers of the NY Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, Denver Post, Dallas Morning News, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, Minneapolis (Red)Star Tribune, The Plain Dealer, the Arizona Republic, Houston Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Miami Herald, DesMoines Register, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, TIME Magazine, Newsweek, US News & World Report…….…well, you get the idea --- we are glad to be of service and welcome aboard. Here are some links that you might find helpful.

To anyone from the mainstream media who is just starting the learn about the greatest campaign finance fraud in history, I welcome you. We have regular and Decaf, and I’ll even supply some donuts. Get busy reading. Don’t you think it is about time to do your job? Does the word “journalist” mean something to you?

THE SMOKING GUN VIDEO. An agent of Hillary, a White House employee, helped solicit a 1.6 mil in-kind contribution. This video is evidence of Hillary's knowledge, involvement, approval, and participation.

Authority: 2 U.S.C. 432(h), 438(a)(8).

Source: 45 FR 15108, Mar. 7, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

§ 103.1 Notification of the commission.
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Each committee shall notify the Commission of the campaign depository(ies) it has designated, pursuant to 11 CFR 101.1 and 103.2.

§ 103.2 Depositories (2 U.S.C. 432(h)(1)).
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Each political committee shall designate one or more State banks, federally chartered depository institutions (including a national bank), or depository institutions the depositor accounts of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union Administration, as its campaign depository or depositories. One or more depositories may be established in one or more States. Each political committee shall maintain at least one checking account or transaction account at one of its depositories. Additional accounts may be established at each depository.

§ 103.3 Deposit of receipts and disbursements (2 U.S.C. 432(h)(1)).
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(a) All receipts by a political committee shall be deposited in account(s) established pursuant to 11 CFR 103.2, except that any contribution may be, within 10 days of the treasurer’s receipt, returned to the contributor without being deposited. The treasurer of the committee shall be responsible for making such deposits. All deposits shall be made within 10 days of the treasurer’s receipt. A committee shall make all disbursements by check or similar drafts drawn on an account at its designated campaign depository, except for expenditures of $100 or less made from a petty cash fund maintained pursuant to 11 CFR 102.11. Funds may be transferred from the depository for investment purposes, but shall be returned to the depository before such funds are used to make expenditures.

(b) The treasurer shall be responsible for examining all contributions received for evidence of illegality and for ascertaining whether contributions received, when aggregated with other contributions from the same contributor, exceed the contribution limitations of 11 CFR 110.1 or 110.2.

(1) Contributions that present genuine questions as to whether they were made by corporations, labor organizations, foreign nationals, or Federal contractors may be, within ten days of the treasurer’s receipt, either deposited into a campaign depository under 11 CFR 103.3(a) or returned to the contributor. If any such contribution is deposited, the treasurer shall make his or her best efforts to determine the legality of the contribution. The treasurer shall make at least one written or oral request for evidence of the legality of the contribution. Such evidence includes, but is not limited to, a written statement from the contributor explaining why the contribution is legal, or a written statement by the treasurer memorializing an oral communication explaining why the contribution is legal. If the contribution cannot be determined to be legal, the treasurer shall, within thirty days of the treasurer’s receipt of the contribution, refund the contribution to the contributor.

(2) If the treasurer in exercising his or her responsibilities under 11 CFR 103.3(b) determined that at the time a contribution was received and deposited, it did not appear to be made by a corporation, labor organization, foreign national or Federal contractor, or made in the name of another, but later discovers that it is illegal based on new evidence not available to the political committee at the time of receipt and deposit, the treasurer shall refund the contribution to the contributor within thirty days of the date on which the illegality is discovered. If the political committee does not have sufficient funds to refund the contribution at the time the illegality is discovered, the political committee shall make the refund from the next funds it receives.

(3) Contributions which on their face exceed the contribution limitations set forth in 11 CFR 110.1 or 110.2, and contributions which do not appear to be excessive on their face, but which exceed the contribution limits set forth in 11 CFR 110.1 or 110.2 when aggregated with other contributions from the same contributor, and contributions which cannot be accepted under the net debts outstanding provisions of 11 CFR 110.1(b)(3) and 110.2(b)(3) may be either deposited into a campaign depository under 11 CFR 103.3(a) or returned to the contributor. If any such contribution is deposited, the treasurer may request redesignation or reattribution of the contribution by the contributor in accordance with 11 CFR 110.1(b), 110.1(k) or 110.2(b), as appropriate. If a redesignation or reattribution is not obtained, the treasurer shall, within sixty days of the treasurer’s receipt of the contribution, refund the contribution to the contributor.

(4) Any contribution which appears to be illegal under 11 CFR 103.3(b) (1) or (3), and which is deposited into a campaign depository shall not be used for any disbursements by the political committee until the contribution has been determined to be legal. The political committee must either establish a separate account in a campaign depository for such contributions or maintain sufficient funds to make all such refunds.

(5) If a contribution which appears to be illegal under 11 CFR 103.3(b) (1) or (3) is deposited in a campaign depository, the treasurer shall make and retain a written record noting the basis for the appearance of illegality. A statement noting that the legality of the contribution is in question shall be included in the report noting the receipt of the contribution. If a contribution is refunded to the contributor because it cannot be determined to be legal, the treasurer shall note the refund on the report covering the reporting period in which the refund is made.

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