Is this even legal?

[JGalt]

The FEC better demand paperwork from them for figuring campaign donations.

Hopefully they will. I sent the URL for the story to the Federal Election Commission's fraud portal.

 

[JGalt]

Please keep them, don't send them back. The UK doesn't want them.

I wonder if it's for payback when the US sent Obama over to open his mouth about the Brexit vote

You should have kept Obama, we don't want him either.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

British Labour Party sending staff to campaign for Harris in US swing states

The left-leaning U.K. party is sending nearly 100 current and former staff members to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

mynbc15.com

Thinking if I was Gov they would find themselves in prison.

No. Its is not illegal for them to ask people to vote for a candidate.

Where was the FEC last election?

Busy debunking the orange rapist's lies.

 

[whitehall]

We kicked the Brits out in two wars and they would be speaking German if it wasn't for Uncle Sam. They support a degenerate monarchy that most civilized nations kicked out a hundred years ago and they give advice about American politics. WTF do we have to do to kick the Brits out again?

 

[daveman]

Where was the FEC last election?

Not counting the billions in Democrat campaign ads disguised as news.

 

[Captain Caveman]

We kicked the Brits out in two wars and they would be speaking German if it wasn't for Uncle Sam. They support a degenerate monarchy that most civilized nations kicked out a hundred years ago and they give advice about American politics. WTF do we have to do to kick the Brits out again?

Down to the basement for El Dicko -

https://www.usmessageboard.com/threads/list-of-cliches-used-by-yanks.1127830/

You brain dead clowns never learn.

 

[Independent thinker]

British Labour Party sending staff to campaign for Harris in US swing states

The left-leaning U.K. party is sending nearly 100 current and former staff members to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

mynbc15.com

Thinking if I was Gov they would find themselves in prison.

I was wondering the same thing. Now we have to have the Brits come to America and campaign for a particular party?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

I was wondering the same thing. Now we have to have the Brits come to America and campaign for a particular party?

It has been happening for a while, actually.

2016:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nigel-farage-supports-donald-trump-063006338.html

2020:

 

[Manonthestreet]

That ain't boots on the ground

 

[skye]

The British Labor Party is going from bad to worse....what snakes they are!

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

That ain't boots on the ground

Right, it's just the leader of an entire political party, in the UK, speaking at Trump rallies.

Nothing to see here.

 

[Skylar]

A donation “in kind” from a foreign country?

I dunno if that holds up. If it were a criminal violation for a foreign national to support a US candidate, then you'd have to lay some draconian limitations on 1st amendment rights for legal immigrants and tourists to the US.

There's no such limits that I'm aware of. I don't think any such limits are even constitutional. The Due Process Clause extends a litany of rights to all 'aliens', even the illegal ones. So tourists and legal immigrants would certainly be covered. Almeida-Sanchez v. United States was very clear that foreign nationals had 5th amendment protections. Why not the 1st?

There are limits to campaign finance. But campaigning? I don't think so.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Now's probably not the time for interlopers to be in NC.

 

[Skylar]

Now's probably not the time for interlopers to be in NC.

It should be a fine time for anyone to express their views or campaign for who they wish, in any State.

What does it say about NC that it isn't?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

It should be a fine time for anyone to express their views or campaign for who they wish, in any State.

What does it say about NC that it isn't?

Eye roll inserted here

 

[Skylar]

Hopefully they will. I sent the URL for the story to the Federal Election Commission's fraud portal.

I don't see how that's fraud. Why would foreign nationals not have 1st amendment protections in the US? Political speech is among the most highly protected.

 

[ThisIsMe]

I dunno if that holds up. If it were a criminal violation for a foreign national to support a US candidate, then you'd have to lay some draconian limitations on 1st amendment rights for legal immigrants and tourists to the US.

There's no such limits that I'm aware of. I don't think any such limits are even constitutional. The Due Process Clause extends a litany of rights to all 'aliens', even the illegal ones. So tourists and legal immigrants would certainly be covered. Almeida-Sanchez v. United States was very clear that foreign nationals had 5th amendment protections. Why not the 1st?

There are limits to campaign finance. But campaigning? I don't think so.

Foreign nationals - FEC.gov

Information for committees on prohibited sources of contributions from foreign nationals

www.fec.gov

Federal law prohibits contributions, donations, expenditures(including independent expenditures) and disbursements solicited, directed, received or made directly or indirectly by or from foreign nationals in connection with any federal, state or local election.

Helping a candidate campaign could be considered a donation, in kind. Remember, we went through this previously when dems accused to getting “in kind” donations.

Volunteering time is still considered a donation.

 

[Skylar]

Foreign nationals - FEC.gov

Information for committees on prohibited sources of contributions from foreign nationals

www.fec.gov

Helping a candidate campaign could be considered a donation, in kind. Remember, we went through this previously when dems accused to getting “in kind” donations.

Volunteering time is still considered a donation.

Nope. Volunteering for foreign nationals is completely legal and is fully within the FEC rules.

It isn't recognized as a donation, 'in kind' or any other. The FEC has a section laying out under what conditions a foreign national can volunteer. Its basically uncompensated and not in any management role. There are also other restrictions on soliciting donations.

Volunteer activity - FEC.gov

Information for federal candidates for House, Senate and President and their campaign committees on when activities by individuals fall into exemptions from the definitions of contributions and expenditure, including the use of home, personal services, internet activities, and food, beverage and...

www.fec.gov

This is why Twitter is not the best source for legal advice. Elon doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about. And MTG is the same lady that insisted that the NOAA can control the weather. So dipshits are gonna dip.

 

[Skylar]

Hopefully they will. I sent the URL for the story to the Federal Election Commission's fraud portal.

Its completely legal. The FEC allows foreign nationals to act as uncompensated campaign volunteers as long they don't take management or decision making roles in the campaign.

 

[Skylar]

British Labour Party sending staff to campaign for Harris in US swing states

The left-leaning U.K. party is sending nearly 100 current and former staff members to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

mynbc15.com

Thinking if I was Gov they would find themselves in prison.

Why? That's completely within FEC rules.