FEC Rejects Limits on 'Soft Money' Groups

Yahoo! News ^ | 5/13/04 | Sharon Theimer - AP

[tet68]

A government that will not enforce it's own laws is on it's way to being no government at all.

[xzins]

What exactly is the differnce between this and a pac?

Was that entire legal excise in CFR wasted money down the sh_thole?

[Rensselaer]

So CFR is only a limitation on the political parties, unions, and the NRA, but the 527's get a pass?

The NRA has a big 527. This is good news all around. It doesn't change the 60 day pre election ad ban, but it frees all these groups - including the NRA - up to do lots of stuff.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

So the only bad news is that, for 60 days before the election, the country is subjected to the unbiased reporting from ABS, CBS, NBS, etc. (Bush bad, Bush bad, Bush bad, etc.)? That is bad enough for me.

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[maestro]

'NYSE'........but at 2500

/sarcasm

[Blood of Tyrants]

But CFR was supposed to prevent this!

[Know your rights]

So the only bad news is that, for 60 days before the election, the country is subjected to the unbiased reporting from ABS, CBS, NBS, etc. (Bush bad, Bush bad, Bush bad, etc.)? That is bad enough for me.

Well, we couldn't have stopped that without repealing the First Amendment. The more other voices there are in that period, the better.

[Know your rights]

Was that entire legal excise in CFR wasted money down the sh_thole?

Was there ever a doubt? The War On Speech, like the War On Poverty and the War On Drugs, is doomed to fail.

[atomicpossum]

Two big things here are that there is NO limit on dollar amounts of contributions, NOR any limit on corporate contributions to the "soft money" groups.

Not only that, but doesn't this ruling allow the unfettered access of foreign interests into campaigning for the candidate of their choice? Time to make a 'courtesy call' to the Democrats' Red Chinese Sugar Daddies!

[Let's Roll]

I thought foreign contributions were against the law? What we should have is NO FOREIGN $, NO limits and TOTAL transparency. Donations should be reported within 72 hours max - actually I think Dubya did it in 24 hours last time. Should be listed on the campaign or party website within that time.

Keep it real simple.

[Let's Roll]

"What could GW have been thinking when he signed this blatantly unconstitutional monstrosity?"

He is dangerously naive. New tone, islam is religion of peace, Iraq wants democracy, doesn't see humiliation of terrorists as brilliant or says he doesn't etc.

[Rensselaer]

Foreign contributions are against the law, and this ruling does not change that.

[expatpat]

Tell me that when Klinton and Kerry are indicted for taking contributions from the Red Chinese military.