Friday, June 20, 2008

The Great Seal of Obama Violates US Law

In Addition to being tacky and presumptuous, like measuring the drapes and announcing that he is going to build a basketball court in the White House. There is this little thing called The Law:

18 USC Sec. 713 ...
(a) Whoever knowingly displays any printed or other likeness of the great seal of the United States, or of the seals of the President or the Vice President of the United States, or the seal of the United States Senate, or the seal of the United States House of Representatives, or the seal of the United States Congress, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any advertisement, poster, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, public meeting, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production, or on any building, monument, or stationery, for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

(b) Whoever, except as authorized under regulations promulgated by the President and published in the Federal Register, knowingly manufactures, reproduces, sells, or purchases for resale, either separately or appended to any article manufactured or sold, any likeness of the seals of the President or Vice President, or any substantial part thereof, except for manufacture or sale of the article for the official use of the Government of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

Prison for six months? Hmmmm...

The Messiah sitting behind the Great Seal of Obama:

h/t: Weekly Standard

1 comment:

  1. I don't think he broke any laws.... he didn't stamp it on a letter head and didn't sell it for campaign buttons. I think that you would have to arrest alot of highschool drama set designers for duplicating the seal too if put up on a "set", yes? So, this was a one time thing, not for sale, it was purely making a bold point. Not against the law, I don't think :-)

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