Posted on 04/23/2009 5:43:27 AM PDT by cycle of discernment
Is Obama campaign cash quashing eligibility suits? FEC shows more than $1 million paid to top law firm since election April 22, 2009 By Chelsea Schilling © 2009 WorldNetDaily President Obama may be using campaign funds to stomp out eligibility lawsuits brought by Americans, as his campaign has paid more than $1 million to his top lawyer since the election. According to Federal Election Commission records, Obama For America paid $688,316.42 to international law firm Perkins Coie between January and March 2009. FEC's Obama For America 2009 April quarterly report, disbursements by payee The campaign also compensated Perkins Coie for legal services between Oct. 16, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008 – to the tune of $378,375.52. Robert Bauer of Perkins Coie – top lawyer for Obama, Obama's presidential campaign, the Democratic National Committee and Obama's Organizing for America – is the same Washington, D.C., lawyer defending President Obama in lawsuits challenging his eligibility to be president. As WND reported earlier, Bauer sent a letter to plaintiff Gregory Hollister, a retired Air Force colonel, of Hollister v. Soetoro, threatening sanctions if he doesn't withdraw his appeal of the eligibility case that earlier was tossed by a district judge because the issue already had been "twittered." Bauer's warning was dated April 3 and delivered via letter to the plaintiff's attorney, John D. Hemenway. It is not the first such warning issued. Lawyers trying to kill a similar California lawsuit filed on behalf of Ambassador Alan Keyes also said they would seek sanctions against the plaintiff's attorneys...
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Is this a legal use of campaign funds?
The law is only to be used against non-'rats.
I can’t believe it’s legal to use campaign funds this way. But it explains why obama’s team continues to solicit donations, even though they have a huge surplus now. Of course, the question is - if there’s nothing to hide, why don’t they allow a law suit to go forward. Then they could honestly say that the birth issue has been “debunked.”
The lying goat loving Muslim is spending a lot of money to Keep his ineligibilty hidden. This makes it a lot easier to believe that he is not eligible.
Yeah. It might be an illegal use of federal funds.
Did you watch the video here in the Free Republic addressing the question of whether or not Obama is the AntiChrist? He seems to have met 12 of the 19 Biblical tests. The other 7 he could not start on until he assumed office.
Is Obama campaign cash quashing eligibility suits?
You betcha!
These days, when someone takes a job in the U.S. they have to produce documentation for the employer showing they’re a citizen or otherwise here legally. The job of president is an elected one. The president works for us. It’s not the other way around. We should have the right to see proof of citizenship. How can the courts continue to claim that citizens have no standing under the law? Things have really gotten out of control.
However, he IS anti Christ.
>>Is this a legal use of campaign funds?
Yeah. It might be an illegal use of federal funds. <<
This is just a non-lawyer’s reaction but I would think the campaign would be the logical way to pay to defend challenges to whether the campaign was legal.
E.G., Democrats are still mad that John Kerry (remember him?) glommed over $17Million in unspent campaign funds, which they felt should have been used in a last minute blitz. He also kept valuable research data such as High tech electronic donor lists. The money was not shared with other Democrat candidates and the data is actually sold to other Democrats.
Politics can be a very lucrative business. The present POTUS has huge campaign funds, perhaps as much as $250 Million, under his direct personal control. If he wants to hire million-dollar lawyers to cover his trail, ain't nobody to stop him.
Ping!
From what I understand of the law that’s pretty much the case.
In NJ, Wayne Bryant wasn’t allowed (still isn’t) to use his campaign funds for his legal fees per the state ELEC. But that is state level. Don’t know about Federal.
That is hysterical!
There is so much dirty money running through the Democrat/Socialist party that it is impossible for even a Diogenes to find an honest man.
international law firm, hmmmmmmm.
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