Posted on 08/04/2017 1:18:43 PM PDT by george76
Republican donor from Virginia Beach sues GOP, accusing the party of fraud over failed Obamacare repeal.( Full title) ..
A retired attorney in Virginia Beach is so incensed that Republicans couldn't repeal the Affordable Care Act he's suing to get political donations back, accusing the GOP of fraud and racketeering.
Bob Heghmann, 70, filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court saying the national and Virginia Republican parties and some GOP leaders raised millions of dollars in campaign funds while knowing they weren't going to be able to overturn the ACA, also known as Obamacare.
The GOP "has been engaged in a pattern of Racketeering which involves massive fraud perpetrated on Republican voters and contributors as well as some Independents and Democrats," the suit said. Racketeering, perhaps better known for use in prosecuting organized crime, involves a pattern of illegal behavior by a specific group.
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He wants the party to either return campaign contributions to donors or exert pressure on Republican legislators to repeal the law under threat of losing GOP financial support. He acknowledged that members of the House of Representatives and Senate cannot be sued for failing to abide by campaign promises, but argued that political parties don't have the same protections.
"If the candidates don’t deliver, it’s incumbent on the RNC to go to the candidate and say, 'You can’t do this,' " Heghmann said before filing the suit, referring to the Republican National Committee.
Heghmann's suit contends that Republicans knew the GOP wouldn't be able to repeal the health care law after President Barack Obama's re-election in November 2012, but continued to raise money on the promise it would.
As evidence, he pointed to comments by then-House Speaker John Boehner just after Obama's re-election.
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You beat me by a minute.
Class action??? Hmmmm?
Awesome! Lets make it a class action r anyone whoever donated to the GOP. They fundraised on 0bamacare repeal for years.
The GOP should be withholding funds and voter information from ‘pubs who don’t fulfill campaign promises. They don’t. They’re a criminal organization, taking my money under false pretenses.
Awesome! Lets make it a class action r anyone whoever donated to the GOP. They fundraised on 0bamacare repeal for years.
As evidence, he pointed to comments by then-House Speaker John Boehner just after Obama's re-election....If the interstate fraud charges can stick, the Republicans might have to cough up some dough. It's the punitive damages than need to break RINOcrats' backs.
Heghmann's suit states: "In making this statement Speaker Boehner was sending a message to House Republicans and others that Repeal was not going to happen. He was trying to put the issue to rest. ... Nevertheless, the Republican Party continued to use the mails, wires and interstate commerce to solicit donations and votes to secure House and Senate majorities and ultimately the Presidency.
Where’s that screenshot of a McCain re-election ad boasting about his opposition to Obamacare?
I’m sure there are plenty of such advertisements, fundraising letters, etc. that could be entered into evidence.
GOP has shown their Uniparty and DC crony-capitalist stripes.
Let me in on this one.
Beautiful. The only other class action lawsuit I’d like to see is one against trial attorneys for filing fraudulent class action lawsuits that have cost common Americans billions.
JURY TRIAL
outside of Wash DC
A win...let’s sue politicians for fraud. I wonder if we can retroactively sue, Bush 41, Clinton, Bush 43 and Obama, Senators and Representatives for fraud...
A man can dream can’t he?
Should sue McCain and Murkowski, specifically.
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