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FEC proposes plan to curb political groups (anti-Bush organizations)
USA Today ^
| March 4, 2004
| Jim Drinkard
Posted on 03/04/2004 10:37:11 PM PST by FairOpinion
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:42:05 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Federal election officials proposed new rules Thursday that could sharply curb the activities of private political groups intent on influencing this year's presidential election.
Although the action by the Federal Election Commission is not final, it drew objections from non-profit groups allied with Democrats who fear that continuing legal uncertainty will dampen their fundraising.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 501c3violations; 527groups; campaignfinance; electionlaw; fec; moveon; rattricks; softmoney
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Good start, but I don't see why they have to wait until May to finalize this.
To: jmstein7
PING
Well, the RNC did take action.
I just hope the FEC does something before May -- these Dem organizations can collect a lot of money before that -- from Soros, for example.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:38:54 PM PST
by
FairOpinion
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." --- G. W. Bush)
To: FairOpinion
It's well past time to put the FEC out to pasture
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:42:58 PM PST
by
kennyo
To: FairOpinion
Does this not concern you? I never thought we would come to a point where speech is regulated.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:43:54 PM PST
by
illbenice
To: FairOpinion
Yep. The Two Party Cabal is trying to keep out Third Parties. Won't work. Our numbers are growing. And we won't be silenced. The Constitution is our document, not theirs.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:45:04 PM PST
by
ETERNAL WARMING
(SHUT THE DOOR IN 2004!)
To: ETERNAL WARMING
YOu are mistaken.
This is not oriented towards "third parties" -- this is oriented towards certain groups like Moveon.org and others who claim to be certain kinds of organizations not subject to the election laws, yet they are engaging in activities, which are regulated and forbidden by election law.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:50:19 PM PST
by
FairOpinion
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." --- G. W. Bush)
To: FairOpinion
I understand that. But along with keeping out MoveOn.org, they'll silence half of America..as if CFR wasn't bad enough.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:51:15 PM PST
by
ETERNAL WARMING
(SHUT THE DOOR IN 2004!)
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Yep. The Two Party Cabal is trying to keep out Third Parties. Won't work. Our numbers are growing. And we won't be silenced. The Constitution is our document, not theirs.Dude, when George Soros pledges $15 million to the Constitution party and the FEC tries to block it, then you'll have a beef. The elephant and the donkey are too busy to even notice the little 3rd party gnats.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:51:35 PM PST
by
MediaMole
To: illbenice
"Does this not concern you? I never thought we would come to a point where speech is regulated."
==
I agree -- speech shouldn't be regulated. BUT you also can't have one group obeying the rules and the other one circumventing them.
I agree that contributions and ads shouldn't be regulated, beyond some very minimum . I am totally against the McCain-Feingold law, but nevertheless it's the law now.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:53:01 PM PST
by
FairOpinion
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." --- G. W. Bush)
To: MediaMole
Earlier article:
FEC Chairman Backs Organizations' Use of 'Soft Money' [Soros Set To Become "Shadow Dem Party"]
Washington Post ^ | 2/16/06
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1078994/posts FEC Chairman Backs Organizations' Use of 'Soft Money' McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law Doesn't Apply to Political Interest Groups, Smith Says
One of the new groups, America Coming Together (ACT), has already raised $12.5 million toward an election-year goal of $95 million. Such liberal donors as financier George Soros and Progressive Corp. Chairman Peter B. Lewis have donated $6.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, to pro-Democratic organizations.
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:56:30 PM PST
by
FairOpinion
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." --- G. W. Bush)
To: All
This just in:
RNC Chairman Gillespie Statement on Sierra Club Intention to Ignore FEC Law
"Today, Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, said they would consider ignoring any FEC restrictions and proceed with campaign activities as planned."
"Democrat groups working to defeat President Bush have now said out loud what they have been thinking all along, which is they fully intend to break campaign finance laws as upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States."
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=149-03042004
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:12:47 PM PST
by
FairOpinion
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." --- G. W. Bush)
To: FairOpinion
bttt
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:15:51 PM PST
by
kcvl
To: Howlin; Miss Marple; Dog; Mo1
bttt
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:16:45 PM PST
by
kcvl
To: FairOpinion
"Democrat groups working to defeat President Bush have now said out loud what they have been thinking all along, which is they fully intend to break campaign finance laws as upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States." What the )%*_(#%(*(&*$@)^&*@$*( ... what is it with these people .. they just pick and choose what laws they'll follow or not???
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:20:11 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: FairOpinion
This BS from these liberals have been planned from the get go
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:22:11 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Texasforever; nopardons; Fledermaus
check out #11
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:26:45 PM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Mo1
Actually Democrats think that laws are only for Republicans, and they themselves are totally above the law.
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:26:59 PM PST
by
FairOpinion
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country." --- G. W. Bush)
To: FairOpinion
Let's start an organization called "ShutUp.org" to counter "MoveOn.org".
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:28:08 PM PST
by
kcvl
To: FairOpinion
Boy, if this isn't an example of the "dialectic" in action.
The question now is not about the freedom of speech -- that's been left in the proverbial dust.
The question now is, "How can I use the law to stop my opponent?."
I will vote for President Bush this Fall, but his failure to veto the Campaign Finance "Reform" Act is very disappointing.
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:36:43 PM PST
by
BfloGuy
(The past is like a different country, they do things different there.)
To: Mo1
Democrats breaking the law...what else is new? And I'm sure they'll get judges to agree with them.
Right now, the Democrats are the party of anarchy and as many as possible should be arrested.
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posted on
03/04/2004 11:37:32 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(Democrats! The party of total Anarchy!)
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