Thread: Paypal Freezes New Hampshire Recount Funds

Deadline missed as Granny Warriors' account is locked down

Paypal has frozen the fundraising account of the Granny Warriors, a Ron Paul supporters group who had been pushing for a recount in New Hampshire, causing a 3pm Tuesday deadline to be missed and the application rejected for lack of payment.

The Granny Warriors had raised the necessary $55,600 deposit for the recount but at the last minute before it was transferred to the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Paypal blocked access to the funds.

No explanation has been forthcoming from Paypal as to why the corporation froze the account.

"Emergency efforts by our folks on the scene in New Hampshire to push the recount through the Secretary’s office were not successful and a lot of frustration has been expressed on both sides as a result," writes a recount volunteer on the RonPaulWarRoom website.

"The problem was not with the Secretary of State for New Hampshire, it was with PayPal. I understand that the matter may remain unresolved and a recount may still be possible. I am hoping for additional information early Wednesday, January 16th."

Coincidentally, Meg Whitman, President & CEO of eBay/ Paypal, is an active member of the Mitt Romney campaign. :whistling:

In September 2005, the owner of the website Something Awful, Richard Kyanka, set up an account to collect donations for Hurricane Katrina, to be given to the Red Cross. Due to the high rate at which donations were made, the account was automatically frozen, and Kyanka criticized the time and difficulty involved in getting PayPal's customer service to unfreeze the account. In response to the concerns of Something Awful members over the charity used by Paypal, United Way, Kyanka finally opted to have the money refunded to the donors so that they could donate directly to their charities of choice

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if there was a policy of blocking high amounts of money transfers. Like who the fuck transfers 55 grand with paypal?

No, no...it's the Freemasons. They control PayPal, if not the entire Internets.

Damn, I thought for sure this thread was about lobstering. I was getting my last word ready.

Gee they really needed to make sure a "terrorist" wasnt sending money to the New Hampshire government huh?

from the Grannies them self...

ChipIn: RECOUNT

Apparently it was a large sum of $1000 that set off the flag.

Oh BTW, they DID make the deadline with borrowed money.