Here is the originally referenced section of the US Code: Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution, or for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of the promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any person any appointive office or place under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Whoever solicits or receives any thing of value in consideration of aiding a person to obtain employment under the United States either by referring his name to an executive department or agency of the United States or by requiring the payment of a fee because such person has secured such employment shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. This section shall not apply to such services rendered by an employment agency pursuant to the written request of an executive department or agency of the United States. ... Some are charging that the first part of this subsection was broken by the Administration by offering Sestak a position within the Administration if he would not run against Arlen Specter in the PA Democratic primary. Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > I still don't see the big deal here... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 10:36 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Sestak confirms White House job offer to get out of Senate race > > > Here comes the spin > > EXCLUSIVE: White House asked Clinton to talk to Sestak about Senate > run<http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/05/exclusive_white_house > _asked_cl_1.html> > > Has Clinton been thrown under the bus again? > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:319710 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
