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Millions spent illegally on Obama amnesty plan; so who is going to prison?
The Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, February 24, 2015 | By Ernest Istook

Posted on 02/26/2015 3:49:21 AM PST by 11th_VA

Some bureaucrats could end up in prison for implementing President Obama’s amnesty plan for illegal aliens. Even if they don’t violate the brand-new court injunction, they are accountable under a special federal statute.

It’s illegal to spend federal money on purposes never approved by Congress. Yet Mr. Obama has bureaucrats going full-speed ahead to create the mechanism that would process amnesty for millions, even while a court injunction requires that actual processing cannot yet begin.

Preparations are proceeding “full-throttle,” according to Judicial Watch, which works to make government accountable. The group has uncovered details about some of the tens of millions of dollars already being spent to launch Mr. Obama’s amnesty plan and called for a full investigation. Billions more in tax dollars are also on the line.

However, there is personal risk for all who do Mr. Obama’s bidding rather than obey the laws that govern federal payments.

Each person who violates what’s called the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S. Code Sec. 1341) could be fined $5,000, sent to prison for two years, lose their job, or all of these. That law makes no exceptions for those who claim they merely obeyed orders from superiors, including the president.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amnesty; antideficiencyact; immigration; obamasfault
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"Carrying out illegal orders is no excuse under federal law. Because there evidently is no statute of limitations on the Anti-Deficiency Act, therefore a new president and attorney-general in 2017 could pursue criminal charges as well as firings or job disciplines against all persons who approve payments on the amnesty program. And these fall guys would likely have to pay their own legal fees"....

Wish I could believe anyone would really be prosecuted ...

1 posted on 02/26/2015 3:49:21 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

In addition to wasting more than $7T in useless deficit spending, it looks like Obama is stealing millions of dollars too. I despise these evil people.


2 posted on 02/26/2015 4:18:22 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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3 posted on 02/26/2015 4:37:10 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: 11th_VA

If we had a decent Congress and a fair media then this man would have been impeached over his lawlessness.

He cares nothing about the law or the Constitution and neither does most in his party due to their brainwashing of social justice.


4 posted on 02/26/2015 5:09:53 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Travis McGee

Notice yet again the media for the most part are not covering on what he said?

Just another day of lawlessness by this administration and not a thing is being done to bring people to trial and seek justice.


5 posted on 02/26/2015 5:11:03 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Travis McGee
"In the military, when you get an order, you are expected to follow it."

Which is why I never joined the military.

6 posted on 02/26/2015 5:18:03 AM PST by nonliberal (Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico.)
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To: 11th_VA

Anti-deficiency Act


7 posted on 02/26/2015 5:19:06 AM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: manc

8 posted on 02/26/2015 5:42:48 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: nonliberal

But his statement was a lie by omission. You are not required to obey illegal orders. In fact, you must not.


9 posted on 02/26/2015 5:43:29 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: 11th_VA

No one will be going to prison as long at the DO(in)J is OWNED by the Left/this Admin. And the SCOTUS can be blackmailed to allow his lawlessness to continue. LAW means nothing in this country anymore, unless you are Conservative and standing up for your conscience. Then the full weight of the Leftist Government will come down on you until you can no longer fight back.


10 posted on 02/26/2015 5:49:22 AM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: 11th_VA

Who is going to charge them? Obama IS the law. The Constitution is not as strong as we imagined. Progressives have moved beyond it.


11 posted on 02/26/2015 6:31:52 AM PST by montag813 (ue)
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To: montag813

They found the perfect person to kill the Constitution.
A malevolent America hating narcissist that identifies as “black”,
giving him “cover” to destroy it with impunity.


12 posted on 02/26/2015 6:33:14 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: 11th_VA

It’s unfortunate that this country currently finds itself without a functioning justice department.


13 posted on 02/26/2015 6:44:48 AM PST by lakecumberlandvet (APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.)
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To: 11th_VA

Who is going to prison? Bitter Clingers.


14 posted on 02/26/2015 6:47:08 AM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: kinsman redeemer

So who will prosecute them? HOLDER? haha


15 posted on 02/26/2015 6:58:10 AM PST by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: 11th_VA

Holder will get right on that.


16 posted on 02/26/2015 7:13:17 AM PST by Uncle Miltie
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Barack Obama and these bureaucrats should go to prison for these illegal activities . These cretins are not above the law but are merely small marxist villainous vermin who are willing to violate the law in order to turn the USA into a socialist hell hole where all our property and freedoms will be taken away by an oppressive state
17 posted on 02/26/2015 7:14:16 AM PST by Democrat_media (The media is the problem. reporters are just democrat political activists posing as reporters)
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To: 11th_VA

Yeah, who’s going to prosecute them? Some of these writers simply aren’t paying attention.


18 posted on 02/26/2015 7:24:56 AM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are RINO voters.)
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To: Democrat_media

I don’t have any hope that a republican will be elected president in 2016. And especially one that’s conservative.

The fix is in and the rinos are in on it. Voter fraud and millions of Mexicans will give it all to the democrats.

That’s why I’ve very sad. Thank God I’m at an age that I won’t have to live through many years of it.


19 posted on 02/26/2015 7:28:43 AM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are RINO voters.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

Yes I wouldn’t want to live in socialist hell these democrats like Obama dictator are cooking up for us here in this once free beautiful capitalistic country named America. I’m looking for another country to escape to or hopefully I’ll just die soon :better to die fighting for freedom than to live on my knees being a slave to these democrat/socialist cockroaches . Most people are cowards. I’m ready to fight for freedom


20 posted on 02/26/2015 8:04:40 AM PST by Democrat_media (The media is the problem. reporters are just democrat political activists posing as reporters)
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