Posted on 11/01/2008 10:42:41 AM PDT by Winged Hussar
The Obama campaign has already been warned by law enforcement officials against running lotteries in Minnesota. Minnesota's Department of Public Safety counseled Obama for America allow entry without making a donation... The Obama campaign agreed to do so, but it broke this promise to Minnesota's law enforcement agencies as of October 31 2008.
We are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice, but Missouri's definition of illegal gambling is typical of that in most states. Bracketed material relates these definitions to the latest E-mail from the Obama campaign, "Will You Join Me on Election Night?" Note also that Barack Obama, an attorney, signed his name to the solicitation that appears below.
1. Prize is any benefit, cash or property awarded to a winner. ["If you're selected, you can bring a guest, and we'll fly you in and put you up in a hotel for the night. You'll go backstage at the big event and -- no matter what happens -- you'll have a front row seat to history as we celebrate the supporters who got us over the finish line."]
2. Chance means the winner is chosen by “luck” with little or no skill or ability involved. ["We're saving some of the best seats in the house for 5 people who make their first donation to the campaign before Sunday at midnight. If you're selected..."]
3. Consideration is the exchange of something of value for the opportunity to participate in the game. ["Any donation counts -- whatever you can afford. Show your support at this crucial time with a donation of $5 or more, and you could join me on Election Night"]
(Excerpt) Read more at husaria.wordpress.com ...
I want you to be there with me on Election Night when the results come in.
We're planning a big event that will include tens of thousands of supporters in Grant Park in downtown Chicago.
We're saving some of the best seats in the house for 5 people who make their first donation to the campaign before Sunday at midnight.
If you're selected, you can bring a guest, and we'll fly you in and put you up in a hotel for the night. You'll go backstage at the big event and -- no matter what happens -- you'll have a front row seat to history as we celebrate the supporters who got us over the finish line.
Any donation counts -- whatever you can afford. Show your support at this crucial time with a donation of $5 or more, and you could join me on Election Night:
https://donate.barackobama.com/frontrow
This movement for change has been a testament to the power of ordinary Americans coming together to achieve extraordinary things.
I look forward to having you there on Election Night.
Thank you,
Barack
Paid for by Obama for America
This email was sent to: [our E-mail address]
To unsubscribe, go to: http://my.barackobama.com/unsubscribe
...John McCain said correctly that Barack Obama paid for his 30 minute ego trip (the one that delayed the World Series] with his broken promise to accept Federal campaign financing and spending limits. Now it looks like Obama wants to pay for the rest of his campaign with his broken promise to law enforcement agencies, and what may well be an illegal lottery in many jurisdictions. If Obama for America sent either of these solicitations by U.S. Mail, it may be in violation of Federal law as well; the Feds take a very dim view of the use of the mail system for scams, chain letters, and illegal gambling.
This Web site has information on Federal and State gambling laws. If you received either of the above solicitations, you might be able to see whether it violates your state's gambling laws. If it does, please contact your state's gambling regulatory authorities. Keep the Obama campaign's E-mail so you can forward it with full headers as proof of origin.
We don’t need more crooks and liars in the WH.
While I agree he is a crook, NOTHING will happen.
Barack's will IS the Law.
Barack Hussein has been breaking the law everyday since he announced his campaign. This guy is a dirt bag and David Axelrod is a POS.
ditto’s bump!
Re: “While I agree he is a crook, NOTHING will happen.”
All it takes is for ONE diligent prosecutor to go after him (if the solicitation does violate the state’s laws). Remember that, even if he is elected, he can be removed for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Missouri’s Governor despises him, and he could well direct his state’s prosecutor to go after him (if the solicitation does in fact violate the state’s laws). Note that all prosecutors have a duty to enforce the law, by the way, regardless of party affiliation.
Argh. This is going to kill me if he wins. I have been unhappy with Bush for years now but I havent been frequenting freerepublic.com like I used to when the TRIXPOTUS Clinton was in office.
Of course, the reasons I am unhappy with the George W the globalist are much difference than most people’s reasons.
Anyway, this is indeed the kind of crap we had to put up with in the Clinton years:
“Riady? Foreign contributions? Nobody knows what you are talking about.”
“You are just upset cuz of sex in the white house. But JFK was the same way. The media has always kept some things private.”
“Everyone lies about sex” and
“Move on, nothing to see here. We have to get back to the business of running the country”
It was enough to make me throw up.
They have set this up to the point they honestly believe Barack Hussein Obama is untouchable. If anyone tried to stop him, they will be labeled a racist. Ask Bill Clinton...
Does it matter? All this election has shown is that a candidate can flagrantly break the law and there are no consequences.
The law does not apply to “Great Leader.”
Nor to the Democrat Party as a whole either, for that matter....
correction:to break laws and remain untouched,one must be a Democratic Party candidate.
Didn’t he try and pull the same stunt for his convention?
“Didn’t he try and pull the same stunt for his convention?” Yes, which is how he got a warning from Minnesota’s gambling regulators—and he just broke his promise to them. Don’t worry, I already E-mailed them to make sure they know.
It actually would be easier to keep track of every time Barack Obama actually didn’t break the law than every time that he did break the law.
>All it takes is for ONE diligent prosecutor to go after him (if the solicitation does violate the state’s laws). Remember that, even if he is elected, he can be removed for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Indeed. All this crap about Congress (both parties, really), Obama’s campaign, ACORN, etc are almost enough to make me want to become a prosecutor (or perhaps a judge) so I could get rid of this corruption.
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