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Note again that this is something the Socialist Workers have won in court -twice!. I suppose the FEC could refuse to renew it, but it just means they'd get sued again.

Personally, I hope they get it. I believe that every American should have the right to make anonymous political contributions. Look at FREEP - we work to FREEP polls, organize rallies, etc., and most of us, like me, are doing it all anonymously. Why should giving money be any different? The Federalist papers were published anonymously. Nobody knows who contributed to Abe Lincoln or John Adams or Thomas Jefferson. Congress should change the law so that everybody has these rights.

Meanwhile, if we have to start with the socialists, so be it, and blame the courts which have granted only them this exemption in the past, and congress which keeps the law for everyone else, rather than the FEC, which is just doing what the law and courts require. In the meantime, maybe some other group should ask for the same treatment - why not Republicans in Ithaca, or the Libertarian Party, or pro-life groups that often face harassment? I get so tired of the knee-jerk ranting on these pages (well, maybe not too tired - I keep reading and posting.) Maybe we can use this instead of fuming about it.

"Personally, I hope they get it. I believe that every American should have the right to make anonymous political contributions."

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The point here is that the commies are getting an exception from the rules, which apply to everyone else, but not them.

If you want to lobby for an election reform for ALL parties, that's fine, but obviously this is preferential treatment for one party, one, which advocates overthrow of the US government by force.

They had this exemption since 1979 and it obviously didn't carry threw to other parties, as you seem to say that this is a "start". Maybe the next thing will be Al Qaeda in the US registering as a political party and getting the same benefits.

This is just "commie protection" as a special group, which is outrageous.