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you have to check one of these

Check this box to confirm that the following statements are true and accurate:
I am a United States citizen or a lawfully-admitted permanent resident.
I am at least 16 years old.
This contribution is not made from the general treasury funds of a corporation, labor organization or national bank.
This contribution is not made from the funds of a political action committee.
This contribution is not made from the treasury of an entity or person who is a federal contractor.
This contribution is not made from the funds of an individual registered as a federal lobbyist or a foreign agent, or an entity that is a federally registered lobbying firm or foreign agent.
The funds I am donating are not being provided to me by another person or entity for the purpose of making this contribution.

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PARDON ME, BUT WHEN DID IT BECOME OKAY TO BE 16 YEARS OF AGE TO GAMBLE IN MOST STATES... EVEN IN NEVADA YOU CAN NOT GAMBLE AT 16


24 posted on 07/08/2008 8:38:45 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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To: AmericanMade1776
I seem to recall when i was 14, 15 and 16 having to buy lots of raffle tickets at my Catholic Church.

Do you want to put my Parish Priest in Prison?

25 posted on 07/08/2008 8:41:44 AM PDT by trumandogz ("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
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To: AmericanMade1776

If a federal contractor has 16 year olds at his home, can he play the Obama Casino online, but using his 16 year olds name, and can that federal Contractor’s 16 year old contribute OTHER....to the sum of thousands and thousands.


26 posted on 07/08/2008 8:42:12 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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It was illegal for minors to donate at one time. However the USSC ruled that this section was unconstitutional. So on what basis is the age limited to those 16 and above? And I don’t understand how foreign nationals who are in this country legally are permitted by law to donate to US political campaigns (they can).

http://www.fec.gov/law/feca/feca.pdf

Page 92

441k. Prohibition on contributions by minors

“An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make a contribution to a candidate or contribution or donation to a committee of a political party.”

Section 318 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) , Pub. L. No. 107-55, ammended the Act to add section 441k. This amendment was effective as of November 6, 2002. However, in McConnell vs. FEC, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), The Supreme Court ruled that ammendment 441k was unconstitutional.


39 posted on 07/08/2008 9:49:49 AM PDT by weegee (What is the term for an irrational fear of American imperialism and why does the media never use it?)
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