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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by Gupie on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:04AM (#13479886)
That is what lawyers get paid for, but no attempt to impeach Obama was made for accepting the Nobel peace prize which indicates any such argument would have no chance of succeeding, would not be valid.
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by dagw on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:11AM (#13479925)
But Obama did turn down the cash part of the prize, only accepting the medal and diploma, specifically to avoid any such potential problems.
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by Gupie on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:58AM (#13480123)
I wouldn't think there is a legal distinction between the cash and the medal. Accepting the money would probably been politically unacceptable even with out any legal issues. But I accept you are correct about the potential legal difficulties in accepting the prize at all:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10...

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