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Gun-Control Group, PAC Pay $12K FEC Fine
Yahoo News / AP story ^
| May 5, 2005
| unstated
Posted on 05/07/2005 11:52:08 AM PDT by JesseJane
A gun-control group and its political action committee have paid a $12,000 fine to settle a campaign finance case from the 2000 election.
At issue were ads and endorsements by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and its Brady Voter Education Fund involving various Democratic candidates in 2000.
The American Conservative Union, in a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accused the Brady organizations of making illegal corporate contributions to the Democrats' campaigns.
The FEC disclosed the outcome of the case Thursday.
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The Brady Campaign is named after Jim Brady and his wife Sarah. Jim Brady, press secretary to President Reagan, was shot during a 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan. The Bradys later became gun-control activists.
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Federal Election Commission: http://www.fec.gov/
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: 2ndammendment; acu; ads; bang; banglist; brady; bradycampaign; campaignfinance; fec; firstamendment; guncontrol; guns; hci; hoplophobe; illegalcontributions; pac; silencingcritics
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To: konaice
You're probably right. Hmph.
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posted on
05/07/2005 2:47:43 PM PDT
by
JesseJane
(Close the Borders.)
To: JesseJane
They shot themselves in the foot.
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posted on
05/07/2005 2:53:08 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Proud Submariner)
To: Flyer
23
posted on
05/07/2005 3:52:43 PM PDT
by
JesseJane
(Close the Borders.)
To: SmithL
Ouch.. One toe over the line.
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posted on
05/07/2005 3:53:36 PM PDT
by
JesseJane
(Close the Borders.)
To: JesseJane
A gun-control group and its political action committee have paid a $12,000 fine to settle a campaign finance case from the 2000 election. Gee, that must have bit them hard...
How about some heads placed on a platter?
That's less than what Sandy Berger was given. /s
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posted on
05/07/2005 5:08:42 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
To: JesseJane
This is good news, but Sarah Brady has prostituted herself and her husband for millions of dollars. Oh well, this is a victory and I'll definitely take it!
To: FlingWingFlyer; JesseJane
"This is great but I wish it had been 12 million. The only way to stop the anti-Bill of Rights crowd is to take away their financing." In addition to being fined, imprisoned, and losing their exemption status with the IRS. Time to burn their phony charter as well.
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posted on
05/07/2005 7:47:25 PM PDT
by
Eastbound
(Jacked out since 3/31/05)
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posted on
05/07/2005 10:47:53 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
To: Mo1
I hope it cost them a million dollars a year in legal fees to try and fight it.
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posted on
05/08/2005 12:03:29 AM PDT
by
oldenuff2no
(Proud Nam Vet)
To: JesseJane
Isn't this the second time they've been fined?
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posted on
05/08/2005 5:27:43 AM PDT
by
OXENinFLA
("And that [Atomic] bomb is a filibuster" ~~~ Sen. Lieberman 1-4-95)
To: EGPWS
grrrrrrrr. Sandy Berger.. Kinda tells us how serious our own DOJ is about traitors.
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posted on
05/08/2005 7:08:17 AM PDT
by
JesseJane
(Close the Borders.)
To: Eastbound
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posted on
05/08/2005 7:15:39 AM PDT
by
JesseJane
(Close the Borders.)
To: JesseJane
The American Conservative Union, in a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accused the Brady organizations of making illegal corporate contributions to the Democrats' campaigns.Business as usual for the corrupt and evil Democrats.
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posted on
05/08/2005 7:52:00 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
To: Eastbound
In addition to being fined, imprisoned, and losing their exemption status with the IRS. Time to burn their phony charter as well.Nah.
Just deport them to an Islamic country.
Without a gun.
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posted on
05/08/2005 7:52:53 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
To: Lazamataz
Nobody has brought up the fact that Mrs. ANTI-GUN Brady PURCHASED A RIFLE for her son to use in self-defense. HAPPY SHOOTING!
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:23:26 AM PDT
by
JEC
(Pray for ALL our troops)
To: JesseJane
How long did it take Soros to write the check from petty cash and bail them out?
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:26:19 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopeckne is walking around free)
To: Lazamataz
"Just deport them to an Islamic country." Nah. Michigan's too close. ;>
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posted on
05/08/2005 10:13:08 AM PDT
by
Eastbound
(Jacked out since 3/31/05)
To: muir_redwoods
I'd like to know that too....
38
posted on
05/08/2005 2:20:07 PM PDT
by
JesseJane
(Close the Borders.)
To: FlingWingFlyer
I'm with you. 12 thousand? Common. These Democrats spend 12 thousand dollars buying a couple of new suits and getting their hair cut.12 million and a couple of years in jail would have been much more appropriate.
JHMO
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posted on
05/09/2005 6:39:24 AM PDT
by
divulger
("Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." - H. G. Wells (1866-1946))
To: JesseJane
12,000 may be chump change to these thugs, but I bet the lawyers bills were at least 10 times that amount.
Plus the scales may fall from the eyes of a few more sheeple who will realize that the Bradys don't play by the rules.
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posted on
05/09/2005 11:54:11 AM PDT
by
TC Rider
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