--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcg...@...> wrote: > > I saw Obama's press conference on TV today with Canadian Prime > Minister Stephen Harper. Curiously, towards the end of it, Obama > thanked those Canadians that crossed the border to work on his > campaign. > > Is that legal?
let's see, I wonder how knows more about the legalities of presidential campaigns, shemp or obama? What's up shemp, given up on claiming obama isn't american? > > I'm a Canadian citizen living in the U.S. (and I do NOT have dual > citizenship) who pays my taxes to the U.S. government and as far as I > know I am not allowed to contribute monitarily to candidates or > campaigns in the U.S. (I say this because every time I get a phone > soliticitation during campaigns asking for money that as soon as I > tell them I am a foreign national and not a U.S. citizen, it abruptly > ends the call). > > I'm probably allowed to volunteer my time (stuffing envelopes, etc.) > but I'm not even sure about that. But are non-residents, non- > citizens allowed to do that? > > 'Cause if they aren't then Obama today thanked foreign visitors to > the U.S. for participating in illegal activities (and before Bongo > Brazil goes postal on me, hey, I'm just asking...I do NOT know the > rules!) >
