Obama Fundraising May Have Violated RICO

IsraPundit ^ | 4/24/11 | Bill Levinson

[Winged Hussar]

AFL-CIO Attorney: "It is legally impossible to conduct a nationwide raffle"

We recently sent a complaint to the Federal Election Commission with regard to the "Dinner with Barack" fundraising promotions of 2007 and 2008. The Center for Competitive Politics quoted AFSCME (part of AFL-CIO) associate general counsel Jessica Robinson on the use of raffles to raise money for political campaigns.

Ms. Robinson says unequivocally that it is impossible to legally conduct a nationwide raffle and furthermore that doing so violates the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute. Racketeering includes systematic violations of any state's gambling laws.. This means there is excellent cause to remove Barack Obama from office without an extensive foray into the Twilight Zone to find his birth certificate. If Obama for America broke the law by running an illegal Internet gambling operation, and Minnesota law enforcement is on record as saying that it did, that is cause for impeachment. Here is what Ms. Robinson has to say in her own words:

California (which does not permit the use of raffles for political fundraising) prohibits the use of the internet for raffle advertisements. Hawaii (and perhaps one other jurisdiction - Kansas, maybe?) strictly prohibits the use of lotteries for any purpose.

It is legally impossible to conduct a nationwide raffle, whether the funds are being used for political purposes or not. This, of course, is of great importance, because running an interstate gambling operation that does not comply with the laws in each state in which it is being conducted subjects you to both criminal and civil penalties under the Federal RICO statute.

The trick that keeps you out jail is to offer an 'alternative method of entry' that does not require payment of consideration.

[RWGinger]

I am confused. Why would a union legal team go after 0dumbo for this?

[COBOL2Java]

Is it any worse than giving a night in the White House to top donors?

[scooby321]

I saw a report on Fox Business from a guy from Wall Street Journal saying all the big money donors from Wall Street and Hedge funds are NOT giving Obama a Dime.

[Winged Hussar]

“I am confused. Why would a union legal team go after 0dumbo for this?”

She didn’t. She was writing on an unrelated matter but her assessment seems to fit “Dinner with Barack” perfectly.

[winkadink]

Loved the “member of Congress” bit. We, who are not supporting Pres. Obama, do object — but no one listens to us. I am a member of the TEA Party and accustomed to the Republicans who want us to go away — can’t let these upstarts in; they must follow our lead. I write and call my congress critters; wrote my new congressman and asked him a question a couple of weeks ago. He ignores me. I voted for him, but might as well have stayed with Chet Edwards.
We need leaders in Congress.

[TLI]

Except for the fact that there is a YouTube video of Obama personally making a pitch for one of these raffles.

Ah, but little bammy merely invokes the Impenetrable Shield Of Negrophelia and he can not be harmed.

It is impervious to all attacks of any sort.

Mere facts bounce right off…

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[TheOldLady]

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[Oldpuppymax]

And the countless millions he received ILLEGALLY from overseas? That doesn’t matter either, of course. Hussein can do NO wrong, after all.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

OK, so, BFD.........

Next non-issue please........

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

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