Notice that the push to control the population before the 2016 election is accelerating rapidly. What do they see out there? What do they fear? Will there be a civil war? A full-blown economic collapse? Or maybe both?
the FCC THIEF that came out with a statement essentially just said that ‘free enterprise can’t be trusted because they have their own self interest in mind over the interests of it’s users’ Really? And our government, seeing the potential to steal hundreds of billions of dollars from people by charging them user fees, fines, and surcharges doesn’t have their own self interest in mind?
Federal Election Commission Chairman Ann Ravel enjoyed a $160-a-day rental car paid for by the California Political Attorney Association while she attended a seminar in Squaw Valley, California
If only the Republican Party had a majority in both houses of congress, they could Abolish the FCC or severely restrict them today!. Just a simple Majority is all it takes.
Contact: Judith Ingram Julia Queen Christian Hilland
February 10, 2015
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FEC Public Hearing on the McCutcheon v. FEC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, February 11, 2015
WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission will hold a hearing on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, to hear public comment on a potential rulemaking to revise regulations in light of certain language from the Supreme Court’s April 2014 decision in McCutcheon, et al. v. FEC. The hearing will begin at 8:15 a.m. with welcoming remarks from Chair Ann M. Ravel and Vice Chairman Matthew S. Petersen.
More than 30 witnesses are scheduled to testify at the hearing, which will be held at the Commission office at 999 E Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. Below is the schedule:
Schedule of Witnesses (revised as of February 10)
8:15 – 8:30
Welcome by the Chair and Vice Chairman
Panel #1
8:30 – 9:30
Karen Getman
Elisabeth MacNamara (League of Women Voters)
Michael Malbin (Campaign Finance Institute)
John Phillippe Jr. (Republican National Committee)
Donald Simon (Democracy 21)
Bradley Smith (Center for Competitive Politics)
Panel #2
9:30 – 10:45
Richard Briffault
Bruce Cain
Craig Holman (Public Citizen)
Mark Schmitt (New America Foundation)
Zephyr Teachout
Donald McGahn (Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Freedom Partners Action Fund)
Robert Bauer
Individual Witness Testimony
10:45 – 12:30
Perianne Boring (Chamber of Digital Commerce)
Rachel Brewer
Glenn Conway
Susan Grogan
Jonathan Holtzman
Terrence Thrweatt
Matthew Walchuck
Sai (Make Your Laws PAC)
Testimony from Members of the Public
12:30 – 1:00
Lunch/Break
Panel #3
1:00 – 2:00
James Bopp, Jr. (James Madison Center for Free Speech, ProtectMarriage.com)
Jay Costa (CounterPAC)
David Mason
Hans von Spakovsky
Paul Ryan (Campaign Legal Center)
Daniel Weiner (Brennan Center for Justice)
Panel #4
2:00 – 3:00
Lisa Gilbert (Public Citizen)
Shaun McCutcheon (Coolidge-Reagan Foundation)
Stephen Spaulding (Common Cause)
Dan Backer (Conservative Action Fund)
Brian Svoboda (Perkins Coie LLP)
Panel #5
3:00 – 4:00
Heidi Abegg (Our Generation)
Norm Singleton (Campaign for Liberty)
Andrew Langer (Institute for Liberty)
Jeremiah Morgan (Free Speech Coalition, Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, U.S. Justice Foundation)
Daniel Smith (US PIRG)
David Williams (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)
Individual Witness Testimony
4:00 – TBD
Linda McGregor
Adekunle Iroko
Testimony from Members of the Public
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. The FEC has jurisdiction over the financing of campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Established in 1975, the FEC is composed of six Commissioners who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
http://www.fec.gov/press/press2015/news_releases/20150210release.shtml
