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Question by justgetitright: Were the job offers from the Bush administration illegal ?
Since Obama has been accused of wrong doing, many point to job offers made by the Bush White House as being the same.
Bush did in fact offer Sen. Benson a job as Secretary of Agriculture, Benson is a democrat and the offer was made to allow the governor of Nebraska to appoint Bensons replacement.
Bush also offered Representative Gillman a position to keep him from running. Was this different from the offers made by the Obama White House?

The Obama White House said that there was no wrong doing, if that is the case why is Eric Holder so adamant against the republicans concerning an independent investigation.

The actions of both administrations are similar in nature, why would one be legal and one illegal.

Your thoughts
** other than Bush did it it is illegal **
@easyee888
Come back later, perhaps you will understand.
@RLP
Which actions are you referring to? Holders dismissal of the request made by the Republicans ?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100605/ap_on_el_se/us_republicans_political_deals

@RLP – update
Here is a link to the law that would apply to both cases.

http://law.onecle.com/uscode/18/600.html

Here is the text of USC 18 § 600

Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Note this section of the law:

or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus
It should be obvious that when Bush offered a job to Benson he was not participating in an election.

Gillman was “contemplating” running in a different district but had not yet entered the contest.

What Bush did was Legal

What Obama did was a violation and an investigation should be done. It is obvious that Bill Clinton may be guilty, based only on the “Whoever, directly or indirectly” though it is not clear if he had full authority to offer the position.

Best answer:

Answer by eazyee888
Still talking about Bush huh….you don’t say! LOL

May want to come up with something better than a child could come up with…..”he did it, then so can I” LOL…..its all illegal no matter who did it, put Bush and Obama in the same cell then.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!