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Obama broke IL ethics laws as state senator

Posted 20 Oct 2008 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, corruption, media bias

Did you read about this over the weekend?

Waitaminute, what am I thinking? This is something about Obama that doesn’t fit the Hopeychange talking points.

Just to review, Joe “the plumber” Wurzelbacher asks Barack Obama a question which winds up revealing the candidate’s socialist views and the media crawls up his arse with a microscope, then leaks his personal information to the public. Evidence emerges that a Democrat candidate for president committed multiple violations of the law and the media gives it a pass? Got it. (h/t: Volokh Conspiracy)

Apparently, as an Illinois state legislator through 2004, Barack was prohibited from taking honoraria for speaking under the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

But what about Barack Obama’s 2000 and 2002 tax returns?

2000: On his 2000 Schedule C-EZ, Barack reported that he received $16,500 as a “Foundation director/Educational speaker.”

2001: On his 2001 Schedule C-EZ, Barack reported $98,158 from a Chicago law firm, Miner, Barnhill, for “Legal services/attorney” (and nothing for speaking).

2002: On his 2002 Schedule C, Barack reported $34,491 for “LEGAL SERVCES / SPEAKING FEES.”

These “speaking fees” are in addition to the amounts that Barack was paid as an employee, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, reported on the first page of his 1040s.

The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (apparently last changed in 1995) provides:

(5 ILCS 420/2-110)

Sec. 2-110. Honoraria.

(a) No member of the General Assembly shall accept any honorarium.

(b) As used in this Section:

“Honorarium” means a payment of money to a member of the General Assembly for an appearance or speech…

The. Fix. Is. In.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
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