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The Campaign Spot wrote:Ohio Democrats Talking Criminal Prosecutions For Violating Pledges of Party Allegiance

Rush Limbaugh has laughed in the face of legal threats today, reacting to overwrought charges that his tongue-in-cheek "Operation Chaos" — encouraging listeners to vote for Hillary — somehow violates election laws.


In Cuyahoga County, they're pledging an investigation.

In Virginia, it was a stupid idea when the GOP proposed it - and quickly abandoned it. But in Ohio, it's established law; to vote in the primary, you have to sign an affidavit pledging loyalty to the principles of the Democratic party. One caller told Rush of getting a big laugh at the polling place when he asked, "What principles?"


Rush points out the obvious:

They themselves [Obama and Hillary] have reached out to Democrats and non-Democrats to vote for them. Obama is running ads, or was last week in Pennsylvania urging Republicans to cross over, register, and vote. By the way, tomorrow [today, March 25] is the last day to do this in Pennsylvania. If you're a Republican and you want to vote for either Hillary or Obama to keep Operation Chaos alive in the Pennsylvania primary on April 22nd, you have to do this by tomorrow. You have to register to vote in the Democrat Party by tomorrow. But if I'm indicted, Obama has gotta be indicted, too, because he's running ads urging people to do this. They both need to be indicted, because they're both urging independents, moderates, Republicans to cross over and vote for them in these primaries.

Think about it - madly partisan Democrats want to criminalize those genuine Obamacans; if they are deemed to have insufficient loyalty to the party, they can be prosecuted and if convicted could face six to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine.

Pledges of allegiance to the party? Loyalty oaths? Criminal prosecutions for disloyalty? Good time to write a book on that sort of thing...

BSmack wrote:What's the problem? Limbaugh was deliberately attempting to subvert the process. When Obama and Clinton ask for support outside their party, they do so with the idea that said support is in good faith and will carry over to the general election. That's not what Limbaugh is doing and to claim otherwise is idiocy.

SunCoastSooner wrote:Rush (who is a POS in my book in any case) excluded. I would think that is a violation of a sacred right as an American citizen; the right to vote the way you choose and see fit for whatever reason.