Posted on 09/22/2009 2:16:03 PM PDT by Nervous Tick
Yesterday, I posted about the NEA conference calls clear and obvious violations of the Anti-Lobbying Act (19 U.S. Code §1913), which explicitly provides: No part of the money appropriated by any enactment of Congress shall, in the absence of express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, a jurisdiction, or an official of any government, to favor, adopt, or oppose by vote or otherwise, any legislation, law, ratification, policy, or appropriation, whether before or after the introduction of any bill, measure or resolution proposing such legislation, law, ratification, policy or appropriation The Anti-Lobbying Act, according to government handbooks, prevents government employees from engaging in substantial grass roots lobbying campaigns expressly urging individuals to contact government officials in support of or opposition to legislation . Provid[ing] administrative support for lobbing activities of private organizations
Violation of this law, in turn, violates 31 U.S. Code §1352, which, if read broadly, bans the use of federal funds for lobbying by the recipients: funds appropriated by any Act [may not be] expended by the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any Federal action
But thats not all...
(Excerpt) Read more at bighollywood.breitbart.com ...
bookmarking
When do we start hearing some jail doors slamming?
These people need to be prosecuted - now.
If a tree falls in a forest where no one is around, does it make a sound?
The list, ping
Good, now the next administration can investigate and bring charges against this administration, like Obama is doing to our C.I.A....
6 Laws/Regulations - wow. Let’s see if we get a ‘Huh, What conference call?’ out of this.
Bunch of Gangters.
Not being a [D], I didn’t pay much attention to the democratic primaries. Did read Obama’s blueprint, and didn’t like it much...but once I saw the artwork, along with the columns at the DNC, a cool totalitarian breeze gave me a chill and I started digging.
How others couldn’t see this confirms my belief that many simply prefer a lie to the truth. I’d rather have the truth, no matter how dreadful.
Why, yes I am, according to this analytical tool...
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