Posted on 04/23/2009 5:43:27 AM PDT by cycle of discernment
Is Obama campaign cash quashing eligibility suits? FEC shows more than $1 million paid to top law firm since election April 22, 2009 By Chelsea Schilling © 2009 WorldNetDaily President Obama may be using campaign funds to stomp out eligibility lawsuits brought by Americans, as his campaign has paid more than $1 million to his top lawyer since the election. According to Federal Election Commission records, Obama For America paid $688,316.42 to international law firm Perkins Coie between January and March 2009. FEC's Obama For America 2009 April quarterly report, disbursements by payee The campaign also compensated Perkins Coie for legal services between Oct. 16, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008 – to the tune of $378,375.52. Robert Bauer of Perkins Coie – top lawyer for Obama, Obama's presidential campaign, the Democratic National Committee and Obama's Organizing for America – is the same Washington, D.C., lawyer defending President Obama in lawsuits challenging his eligibility to be president. As WND reported earlier, Bauer sent a letter to plaintiff Gregory Hollister, a retired Air Force colonel, of Hollister v. Soetoro, threatening sanctions if he doesn't withdraw his appeal of the eligibility case that earlier was tossed by a district judge because the issue already had been "twittered." Bauer's warning was dated April 3 and delivered via letter to the plaintiff's attorney, John D. Hemenway. It is not the first such warning issued. Lawyers trying to kill a similar California lawsuit filed on behalf of Ambassador Alan Keyes also said they would seek sanctions against the plaintiff's attorneys...
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I’d like to think we could prohibit this practice so candidates would not make money from campaigning. But maybe that’s not realistic. In any case, obama’s campaign continued to ask for donations after the election was over. Maybe they’ve stopped by now - I’m not sure. That can’t be legal, can it?
No problem. The funds are needed for the 2012 campaign! There are people out there who love sending Obama money, sort of like a TV preacher. The Obama people have thoughtfully set up a very efficient internet credit card operation*, with an offshore laundering operation for large donors. All of this is not very attractive or even ethical, but it is not exactly illegal either.
*You give $50,000 on your credit card to an overseas entity, and it shows up on the Obama Campaign books as $5 from Ms. Sally Glotz, $10 from Fred Mertz, $25 from Ricky Ricardo, etc ad the $50,000. This is the myth of the "small donor" funded Obama campaign. George Soros, and others, are "small donors." Of course, there are also real live small donors!
oh, that’s interesting. I knew there was something funky about the obama donations but didn’t know how the system works. “Unintended consequences” of McCain-Feingold? I guess in any case none of this is subject to investigation because - well - it’s the obama campaign.
I’m the one who brought this to the attention of WND, and they didn’t even thank me for it.
Meanwhile, writer Chelsa Schilling, who just happens to works on Saturday, wrote this article and lifted information from my story to put in hers. In fact, her first sentence is virtually identical to my last sentence:
ME:Obama basically has unlimited funds to stomp out the lawsuits brought by everyday Americans.
WND: President Obama may be using campaign funds to stomp out eligibility lawsuits brought by Americans
I just wrote a letter to Chelsea and Bob Unruh asking them to make a proper attribution to me at the top of her article. If they don't make the change by Friday, I'd like for you to write to them and ask them why I wasn't given any credit for the story line.
§ 439a. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes1
(a) Permitted uses. A contribution accepted by a candidate, and any other donation received by an individual as support for activities of the individual as a holder of Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual—
(1) for otherwise authorized expenditures in connection with the campaign for Federal office of the candidate or individual;
1Section 301 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), Pub. L. No. 107-155, revised section 439a to insert replacement language. This amendment is effective as of November 6, 2002. Section 532, Division H, Title V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 108-447, further amended section 439a to add paragraphs (a)(5) and (a)(6). This amendment was signed into law on December 8, 2004.
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(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection
with duties of the individual as a holder of Federal office;
(3) for contributions to an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(4) for transfers, without limitation, to a national, State, or local committee of a political party;
(5) for donations to State and local candidates subject to the provisions of State law; or
(6) for any other lawful purpose unless prohibited by subsection
(b) of this section.
(b) Prohibited use.
(1) In general. A contribution or donation described in subsection
(a) shall not be converted by any person to personal use.
(2) Conversion. For the purposes of paragraph (1), a contribution
or donation shall be considered to be converted to personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the candidate’s election campaign or individual’s duties as a holder of Federal office, including—
(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
(B) a clothing purchase;
(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
(D) a country club membership;
(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
(F) a household food item;
(G) a tuition payment;
(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or other form of entertainment not associated with an election campaign; and
(I) dues, fees, and other payments to a health club or recreational facility.
(c)1 Restrictions on use of campaign funds for flights on noncommercial
aircraft.
(1) In general. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a candidate for election for Federal office (other than a candidate
who is subject to paragraph (2)), or any authorized committee of such a candidate, may not make any expenditure for a flight on an aircraft unless—
§ 439a
1Section 601 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-81, amended section 439a to add new subsection (c). The amendment applies to flights taken on or after September 14, 2007.
Looks legal to me then.
0bama did not accept Federal matching funds.
Think about that.
A democrat turning down 'free' tax money.
Not surprising, since he raised many times what federal funding would have given him.
...and dodged a considerable amount of federal oversight and accounting.
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I intend to write them about this matter.
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Maybe if McCain had done the same he might have made a better showing.
The only reason he was on the ticket was that open primaries allowed the dems to pick him for the rubes.
OK. The campaign organization has a staff. The highly compensated head of that staff is the candidate, or a close associate. The staff is paid. All expenses needed for the operation of the organization are paid from the funds left over from the campaign. The campaign is over. The heavily funded campaign entity lives on.
Furthermore, the campaign organization can use the money to support other candidates. The campaign organization can invest the funds for other purposes. E.G. Ralph Nader lives in a home owned by his campaign organization and leased to his real estate company! After all, the "campaign" needs a headquarters!
The "campaign" needs vehicles? Well, SUVs and Mercedes are really very safe, you know? First class travel, lodging, meals, etc. Bermuda, St. Croix, The Caymans, Lichtenstein, Vienna, Zurich, Luxembourg ... campaign money, and other funds offered, travel in very fast, secretive circles... and very quickly. The huge "contributions" laundered by the Obama team offshore are completely unaccounted. They are whatever they say they are when they are repatriated under small-donor names like "Mickey Mouse," and "Donald Duck."
In regard to Obama's use of these funds for quashing eligibility suits ... perfectly legal. It's a cost of his candidacy and maintaining the office. Of course, the publicity wouldn't be welcome.
for what it's worth, what I think he is hiding is his use of the "Barry Soetoro" moniker, when registering as a foreign student, which is also why he did not admit to using another name on his Illinois Bar app.
Unruh may not even realize Chelsea plagarized from your essay. But Chelsea knows!
Ping!!!
Bob must be out-of-town because he’s the one who writes all of the eligibility stories. More than likely, Chelsea is subbing for him.
On the face of it, the legal expense seems like a common law conversion, but under the terms of the statute, it is arguable that it is related to his federal office, so if I were his lawyer, that is what I would argue.
If I were Alan Keyes’ lawyer, I would argue common law conversion based on the fact that his eligibility issue is actually analogous to jurisdiction: if he is determined to be ineligible, then the funds were converted to conceal that fact, and illegally used. Therefore, they are being illegally used now.
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Talk to Farah.
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