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Is this legal or ethical of Obama and Biden?
Email received from | October 22, 2009 | self

Posted on 10/22/2009 3:53:34 PM PDT by ncfool

Is is legal for Obama to continue to campaign like this by email while acting as the President and to have this email signed also by Joe Biden?   It would seem to me that Both Obama and Biden need to stop the politics and start running the country.   Perhaps we might have something to starting hitting them with.  This is really getting to be a very slimly group Obama and Biden.  

I'm not an attorney but shouldn't this type of constant campaigning be a violation of some law?

 

Below is an email that I received today:  

Body of Letter:

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Dave --

We've got a fight on our hands. Powerful insurance companies are pulling out all the stops to defeat the President's plan for health reform. They're spending seven million bucks a week on lobbyists, blanketing the country with deceptive TV ads, and just funded two high-profile "reports" to distort what reform would mean for you.

I know their game. I was in the Senate the last time health reform came around, and I saw the special interests savage our efforts. Frankly, under the old rules of Washington they were nearly impossible to beat. But now, thanks to you, the rules are changing. All the lies, scare tactics and lobbyist shake-downs in the world are no match for the incredible work of Organizing for America supporters like you. That's exactly what frightens them so much -- and it's what Barack and I are counting on.

After decades of false starts, we're now just a short time from finally passing real reform. Every member of Congress will soon have to cast their vote. As real change draws near, you can bet the insurance companies will hold nothing back. That means OFA will need the extra resources to beat back whatever attack they can dream up next. Here's the bottom line: it's not time to let up -- it's time to double down.

Please donate $5 or more to power OFA's fight for change as we head into the final round.

When I talk about you changing the rules in Washington, here's what I mean: This week, crucial negotiations on Capitol Hill are shaping a comprehensive reform proposal. At the same time, the insurance companies' phony reports are grabbing headlines and their lobbyists are twisting arms. But your work is keeping them from setting us back.

On Tuesday, OFA supporters around the country organized more than 1,000 local outreach events and generated an astounding 330,000 calls to Congress from constituents telling their representatives that "it's time to deliver." From my years in Congress and my conversations with Senate colleagues this week, I can tell you with confidence that your message broke through and you helped keep us on track.

If this fight were only about guaranteeing the choice of secure, quality, affordable care for every American, it would be worth everything we could throw at it. But as Barack reminded us this week, this fight for change is now about something even bigger: a test of whether or not "we as a nation are capable of tackling our toughest challenges, if we can serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests; if we can still do big things in America."

I believe we can. And Barack believes we can. But what really matters is whether you believe we can. If you do, now is the moment to make it happen. Please contribute today:

https://donate.b arackobama.com/FinalRound

Thank you,

Vice President Joe Biden


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: biden; chat; ethical; fraud; obama; solicitation
It turns my stomach to see how they are destroying America.
1 posted on 10/22/2009 3:53:34 PM PDT by ncfool
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To: ncfool

Since when did legalities or ethics bother these clowns?


2 posted on 10/22/2009 3:54:33 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: ncfool
is this a personal email account? If it is a federal US gov account it is against the law.
3 posted on 10/22/2009 3:57:40 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
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To: ncfool

I agree, odumbo is sickening
I believe it is ok for a President to campaign and all have done so but not like this POS

So far odumbo has savaaged everyone but extreme left wing commies

In this letter he tried as hard as he could to demonize yet
another segment


4 posted on 10/22/2009 3:58:06 PM PDT by RWGinger
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To: RWGinger

they ARE running the country-—right into the ground!


5 posted on 10/22/2009 3:59:11 PM PDT by LegalEagle61 (If you are going to burn our flag, please make sure you are wearing it when you do!)
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To: ncfool
A question for Freepers: If this abomination actually becomes law, do you think that is the fuse that actually kicks off the civil war/counterrevolution?
6 posted on 10/22/2009 3:59:17 PM PDT by MGMSwordsman
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To: ncfool

Ask Nancy Pelosi. She’s an expert on ethics. /s


7 posted on 10/22/2009 3:59:28 PM PDT by South40 (I did not know President Ronald Reagan, but he knew me.)
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To: guitarplayer1953

No its very clear it comes from the DNC......


8 posted on 10/22/2009 4:00:44 PM PDT by ncfool (Cash for Clunkers - A big failure and Obama and rats want us to trust them with our healthcare!)
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To: ncfool
Send them some Zimbabwe dollars.
9 posted on 10/22/2009 4:02:09 PM PDT by smokingfrog (No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
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Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee — 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Monetary contributions to the Democratic National Committee are not tax-deductible.

But they are very blantant about how they use the money in a community organization manner.


10 posted on 10/22/2009 4:02:09 PM PDT by ncfool (Cash for Clunkers - A big failure and Obama and rats want us to trust them with our healthcare!)
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To: MGMSwordsman

No, I dont.

But it will cause a lot of hand-wringing.


11 posted on 10/22/2009 4:02:27 PM PDT by Canedawg (FUBO)
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To: ncfool

If it’s illegal they’ll just change the law. No problem for the Dictatorship.


12 posted on 10/22/2009 4:02:50 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: ncfool

As a previous crooked pol said........

There is no controlling legal authority


13 posted on 10/22/2009 4:03:27 PM PDT by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: ncfool

Didn’t he leave off an L at the end of that acronym. Are there false representations in any of their e mails? That would be interesting.


14 posted on 10/22/2009 4:06:49 PM PDT by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: LegalEagle61

You are right
but I think WE are starting to stand our ground and I also think there is a ton of voter remorse.

No matter how hard to media tries to make it seem otherwise We the people are not stupid.

The latest Gallup poll makes me believe.

We must never stop fighting this marxist POS and his commie cronies


15 posted on 10/22/2009 4:10:48 PM PDT by RWGinger
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To: ncfool
It would seem to me that Both Obama and Biden need to stop the politics and start running the country.

Nah! That's what the Czars and Czarinas are for.

16 posted on 10/22/2009 4:11:24 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: ncfool

Is the VP supposed to solicit donations to a lobby group?

Yes, obama has lost no staem in mocking the GOP and conservatives, which is half or more of the American public

I do not ever remember a US president belittling half of his own American citizenry, and attacking a media network as an enemy, but then, I dont ever remember one openly incitng class envy and class warfare, seizing private property in the name of his government, and smiling at a racist “prayer” at his inauguration


17 posted on 10/22/2009 4:13:02 PM PDT by silverleaf ("For America today, decline is not a condition. Decline is a choice"- Krauthammer)
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