Elton John Fundraiser for Hillary Illegal? Maybe Says FEC

A fund raising concert is scheduled for April 9, 2008 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City where British Superstar Sir Elton John is to perform. The funds raised are due to go to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. This may be a violation of a 1966 campaign finance law.

According to the FEC via the Washington Times:

The goal of the 1966 Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) was to “minimize foreign intervention” in U.S. elections by establishing a series of limitations on foreign nationals. In 1974, the prohibition was incorporated into the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), giving the FEC jurisdiction over its enforcement and interpretation.

According to the FEC, FECA “prohibits any foreign national from contributing, donating or spending funds in connection with any federal, state, or local election in the United States, either directly or indirectly. It is also unlawful to help foreign nationals violate that ban or to solicit, receive or accept contributions or donations from them. Persons who knowingly and willfully engage in these activities may be subject to fines and/or imprisonment.”

The question according to the Times article is whether or not Sir Elton is contributing to the campaign indirectly.

The act does provide a volunteer “exemption” as long as the foreign national performing a service is not compensated by anyone. But this exemption gets tricky and might not apply to Elton John.

Consider that in a 1987 advisory opinion, the commission allowed a foreign national student to provide uncompensated volunteer services to a presidential campaign. By contrast, a 1981 FEC decision prohibited a foreign national artist from donating his services in connection with fundraising for a U.S. Senate campaign. emphasis mine

I, and most of you reading this, am sick and tired of foreigners from Elton John to Hugo Chavez thinking that what they say or do can and should effect our political process. John Lennon tried that crap when he was still converting oxygen to carbon dioxide and had an FBI file thicker than the Zodiac Killer.

For that matter, entertainers in general. What have they done in life that gives them special insight into the political processes of this nation? NOTHING! Entertainers, even if they’ve played a politician on film or stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, have no idea how this nation works. They follow some handler that says that their popularity will increase if they follow the libtarded path.

Some may say…

Gribbit, what gives you special insight. I don’t have special insight. I pay attention to politics day in and day out. I think independently unlike the libtarded robots who vote Democrat. Most do so because their union leaders or favorite entertainers say they should. They are mindless drones hence the reason why I call them Politically Apathetic American Lemmings*.

People, you need to wake the heck up. You all need to understand what is going on in this nation’s political circles. Don’t listen to some Union Boss or your favorite singer. People like Sir Elton should shut the hell up. And Sir Elton himself needs to pay more attention to his own countries politics and leave ours alone.

For the record, I hope the FEC rules that Clinton cannot accept the monies raised by Sir Elton on April 9th based on the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1966.

Also for the record, Hugo Chavez’s comments about John McCain the other day were aimed at promoting Barack Hussein Obama. And like what McCain said yesterday, what a badge of honor.

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