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I went through to donate and I have to be an American citizen to donate.. when big multi-nationals are pushing America (and by extension the planet) around then

I went through to donate and I have to be an American citizen to donate.. when big multi-nationals are pushing America (and by extension the planet) around then why should individuals from multiple-different-nations not be able to respond?

digitalengineer 12y ago
Well, the system they're batteling against is known as one dollar, one vote, not one Yen, Peso or Roebel. :-)
rtpg 12y ago
There are laws against accepting campaign money from foreigners that probably apply to PAC money too
- zedadex 12y ago
  Did a quick search: PAC money can't come from foreign nationals, though (wonderfully enough!) foreign corporations with subsidiaries in the US are able to donate.
  - nickff 12y ago
    I don't mean to nit-pick, but PAC money can come from foreign nationals if they have a 'green card'.
    - foobarian 12y ago
      There is a contradiction in the rules. One rule says, 'permanent residents (green card holders) are OK' but then another says 'no foreign nationals.' I guess this could apply to the vanishingly small set of permanent residents who don't have a foreign citizenship anywhere.
      - ulfw 12y ago
        You mean people who have no citizenship whatsoever?
      - nickff 12y ago
        Thanks for pointing this out. As far as I have seen, the rule has been applied so as to construe 'foreign nationals' as people who have neither US citizenship or permanent resident status. Basically, if you are entitled to the protections given by the Bill of Rights, you may donate to political campaigns.
btbuildem 12y ago
They should add an option so that foreigners can give money to individual americans on there - who in turn give it to the PAC.
- gjkood 12y ago
  IANAL: But please be careful. You may be breaking the law if you do this. Dinesh D'Souza is going to do jail time for something similar (using straw donors to circumvent existing campaign finance laws and limits).
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digitalengineer 12y ago

Well, the system they're batteling against is known as one dollar, one vote, not one Yen, Peso or Roebel. :-)

rtpg 12y ago

There are laws against accepting campaign money from foreigners that probably apply to PAC money too

zedadex 12y ago
Did a quick search: PAC money can't come from foreign nationals, though (wonderfully enough!) foreign corporations with subsidiaries in the US are able to donate.
- nickff 12y ago
  I don't mean to nit-pick, but PAC money can come from foreign nationals if they have a 'green card'.
  - foobarian 12y ago
    There is a contradiction in the rules. One rule says, 'permanent residents (green card holders) are OK' but then another says 'no foreign nationals.' I guess this could apply to the vanishingly small set of permanent residents who don't have a foreign citizenship anywhere.
    - ulfw 12y ago
      You mean people who have no citizenship whatsoever?
    - nickff 12y ago
      Thanks for pointing this out. As far as I have seen, the rule has been applied so as to construe 'foreign nationals' as people who have neither US citizenship or permanent resident status. Basically, if you are entitled to the protections given by the Bill of Rights, you may donate to political campaigns.

btbuildem 12y ago

They should add an option so that foreigners can give money to individual americans on there - who in turn give it to the PAC.

gjkood 12y ago
IANAL: But please be careful. You may be breaking the law if you do this. Dinesh D'Souza is going to do jail time for something similar (using straw donors to circumvent existing campaign finance laws and limits).
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