Once again, the Democrats break the law while the GOP follows it.
From the New York Post: The Obama re-election campaign has accepted at least one foreign
donation in violation of the law — and does nothing to check on the
provenance of millions of dollars in other contributions, a watchdog
group alleges.
Chris Walker, a British citizen who lives outside
London, told The Post he was able to make two $5 donations to President
Obama’s campaign this month through its Web site while a similar attempt
to give Mitt Romney cash was rejected. It is illegal to knowingly
solicit or accept money from foreign citizens.
Walker said he used
his actual street address in England but entered Arkansas as his state
with the Schenectady, NY, ZIP code of 12345.
“When I did Romney’s, the payment got rejected on the grounds that the
address on the card did not match the address that I entered,” he said.
“Romney’s Web site wanted the code from the back of card. Barack Obama’s
didn’t.”....
In September, Obama’s campaign took in more than $2 million from
donors who provided no ZIP code or incomplete ZIP codes, according to
data posted on the Federal Election Commission Web site.
The Obama campaign said the FEC data was the result of “a minor technical error.”....
But not only did Walker’s Obama donations go through, but he said he
began receiving two to three e-mail solicitations a day to give more.
The e-mails asked for $188 or more.
If Walker gave $188, his
total contribution to Obama would be $198 — less than the $200 threshold
at which campaigns have to identify the donor to the FEC.
“I have not had any e-mails asking for proof of identity,” Walker said.
The
GAI report found the Obama campaign Web sites do not ask donors to
provide their three-digit card-verification value, or CVV, numbers to
ensure they are the legitimate holders of the card. Romney’s campaign
asks for such information, which is considered a standard security
measure. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/bam_blind_eye_to_illegal_donors_8SWotytr1RvbhyDCRyyrEL
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