The male of the species is not the only one who believes he is above the law. It appears Michelle Obama may have violated Illinois state election laws on Thursday by openly campaigning inside a polling place.
The first lady spoke to admirers and posed for pictures after casting a ballot inside Chicago’s Martin Luther King Center on Thursday. According to one of the people she spoke with, 56-year-old electrician Dennis Campbell, “She was telling me how important it was to vote to keep her husband’s agenda going.” A Chicago Sun-Times reporter apparently said this took place inside the center.
Engaging in any political discussion is illegal within 100 feet of any polling place in Illinois – and indeed, in many other states. That is why, for instance, no campaign flyers or literature is allowed within many feet of an election site.
The Drudge Report, reports:
Illinois state law -- Sec. 17-29 (a) -- states: “No judge of election, pollwatcher, or other person shall, at any primary or election, do any electioneering or soliciting of votes or engage in any political discussion within any polling place [or] within 100 feet of any polling place.”
A top Ilinois [sic.] State Board of Elections official tells the DRUDGE REPORT that Mrs. Obama -- a Harvard-educated lawyer -- may have simply been ignorant of the law and thus violated it unintentionally.
“You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?” the official explained late Thursday. “I mean, she's pretty well liked and probably doesn’t know what she's doing.”
“Doesn’t know what she’s doing?” No, that would be her husband.
It seems incomprehensible that Michelle Obama – who is not only a Harvard Law School grad but also the wife of a candidate who has conducted numerous campaigns for office in the state of Illinois – would be ignorant of the law.
Disregard is not the same as ignorance.
Perhaps most concerning is the attitude of the Board of Elections official, who told Drudge, “You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?” On the contrary, many of us believe the president and first lady should set the bar for the entire nation.
The Obamas are not held to one standard and the rest of the country to another. The Founding Fathers risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to establishing a constitutional republic governed by laws, and not men. Our political ruling class’s contempt for the laws of our system – and constitutional boundaries of our government, by members of both parties – has brought our country to the edge of the legal and economic abyss it currently faces. That is the entire reason for this website, our sister websites, and all our struggle – to uphold the rule of law against encroaching tyranny.
The best remedy for this situation would be a swift enforcement of Illinois state law against Michelle Obama. The best remedy nationally would be similar action against her husband, and a voter backlash against their congressional enablers next month.
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The Obamas aren't stupid , they know unequiveckly they are better than everyone else , so the laws and rules don't apply to them.
It's the Chicago way. What happens in Chicago, stays in Chicago. They are disgusting.
The Obamas aren't stupid , they know unequiveckly they are better than everyone else , so the laws and rules don't apply to them.
It's the Chicago way. What happens in Chicago, stays in Chicago. They are disgusting.
We should get rid of both her and her husband, enough of the double standards. If this was an ordinary citizen the politicians would be screaming bloody murder. Coming from Ill., I'm sure that her and her husband are both aware of the election laws in the state and need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. They should be setting the example not the bad example.
We should get rid of both her and her husband, enough of the double standards. If this was an ordinary citizen the politicians would be screaming bloody murder. Coming from Ill., I'm sure that her and her husband are both aware of the election laws in the state and need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. They should be setting the example not the bad example.
Yep the Obomas can do anything even break the law be cause if the get arrested for breaking the law they just yell RASISM and their buddy Holder will make sur the same thing that happened to the New Black Panthers happens, noda nothing zelch. another reson for impeachment.
God Bless America and Our Troops Past Present and Future
Keeping to My Oath Locked Loaded and Keeping My Powder Dry
Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US.
Yep the Obomas can do anything even break the law be cause if the get arrested for breaking the law they just yell RASISM and their buddy Holder will make sur the same thing that happened to the New Black Panthers happens, noda nothing zelch. another reson for impeachment.
God Bless America and Our Troops Past Present and Future
Keeping to My Oath Locked Loaded and Keeping My Powder Dry
Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US.
The sad part is Michelle's comment was an indirect one and wouldn't apply to Barack as he isn't running for an office as he is already president. To get out of this she make an excuse without a reason.
The sad part is Michelle's comment was an indirect one and wouldn't apply to Barack as he isn't running for an office as he is already president. To get out of this she make an excuse without a reason.
Where did this dingbat get her law degree, out of a box of Cracker Jack?? If she doesn't know better than to campaign for her husband in a POLLING PLACE, she needs to stay home and tend the Turnips! MORON! If it had been a Republican First Lady, the media would be going crazy. Communist Crudballs.
She got her law degree for being black.When it comes to minorities they get extra points for color and the blacker the better.Like everything if your a minority and can't pass a test then the test is invalid not because your as dumb as a rock.
Where did this dingbat get her law degree, out of a box of Cracker Jack?? If she doesn't know better than to campaign for her husband in a POLLING PLACE, she needs to stay home and tend the Turnips! MORON! If it had been a Republican First Lady, the media would be going crazy. Communist Crudballs.
She got her law degree for being black.When it comes to minorities they get extra points for color and the blacker the better.Like everything if your a minority and can't pass a test then the test is invalid not because your as dumb as a rock.
I believe that it is imperative to impeach this Muslim Communist
If he is not impeached, then, once he leaves the office of the President, ALL his actions and policies will not be questioned nor will there be an ability to revisit and potential repeal them. People that he appoints and offices that he has created will not be questioned. ALL these things NEED to be examined. Those and offices created by the government official in the last 40 years. They need an examination for Constitutionality. Without impeachment this will be unlikely. Another issue is that AFTER he leaves the presidency, if not impeached, then he will be entitled to security and the PROTECTION of America. Look at Jimmy Carter. The damage that that man has done and will continue to do whilst having the full weight of the AMERICAN government and security behind him. Bush and Clinton are extremely powerful. This man is DANGEROUS, in office or out. Impeachment and punishment to the fullest extent of the law is what is required here. America demands JUSTICE not more LIP service. America wants to be treated like a lady and not a piece of tissue.
I believe that it is imperative to impeach this Muslim Communist
If he is not impeached, then, once he leaves the office of the President, ALL his actions and policies will not be questioned nor will there be an ability to revisit and potential repeal them. People that he appoints and offices that he has created will not be questioned. ALL these things NEED to be examined. Those and offices created by the government official in the last 40 years. They need an examination for Constitutionality. Without impeachment this will be unlikely. Another issue is that AFTER he leaves the presidency, if not impeached, then he will be entitled to security and the PROTECTION of America. Look at Jimmy Carter. The damage that that man has done and will continue to do whilst having the full weight of the AMERICAN government and security behind him. Bush and Clinton are extremely powerful. This man is DANGEROUS, in office or out. Impeachment and punishment to the fullest extent of the law is what is required here. America demands JUSTICE not more LIP service. America wants to be treated like a lady and not a piece of tissue.
America should be treated like a lady. She deserve NOTHING less. We have nurtured and fed the world. We have outstretched our hands and lent a hand up to all down trodden. The reason the colors of the flag are red (blood), white (purity/nobility), and blue (justice) is because of the Justice given to all MAN that sheds blood nobly for America. American pride is not equated to arrogance. That is a lie just like all the political correctness is. They are lies, intended to destroy America. The Muslim threat in Obama is real. The Muslims, as far back as WWI, teamed up with ANYONE (any culture) that sought to destroy anything WESTERN or EASTERN (built on anything other than ISLAM). Muslims team up with all potential dictators, because it's easier to wrest power from few than it is from MANY. Once America becomes a Dictatorship or a small Oligarchical Tyranny it will be much easier for the Muslim to establish Shariah Law. When Shariah is established, then the rest falls in to place. They will WIN if Obama is not impeached and we if we don't make laws against SHARIAH's Totalitarian Theocracy.
Not surprising. The morons who voted for them should've seen these warning signals:
http://nosuchthingasanopinion.weebly.com/1/post/2…