FEC Adopts Rules to Implement McCain-Feingold

Washington Post ^ | June 20 | Thomas Edsall

[Rensselaer]

The Federal Election Commission last night adopted regulations governing enforcement of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law that the agency's general counsel warned could undermine the government's ability to limit the use of "soft money." ... Use link to view remainder of article.

[Rensselaer]

Sounds like the FEC is doing a good job.

[goldstategop]

Not really. Its being asked to implement a law it knows is unconstitutional and the message its really send is, "we know it'll be struck down so why bother trying to make it work? Indeed what's the point?" But don't tell that to the constitutionally forcible rape zealots like Harshbarger, Shays, Meehan, McLame, and Feingevelt. They were the ones who insisted the Constitution had to be screwed to avoid tainting politicians with soft money and after all the hard work the politicians still get to collect their soft money. Some reform!