To move forward, we have to make some decisions. That's the purpose of this thread.
humblegunner reviewed the prior thread for respondents and sent a Freepmail. Thank you very much humblegunner for doing that.
FWIW,
I responded using Freepmail describing my professional and political experience and limits of those so that my efforts can be as well utilized as possible.
WooHoo! Lets Roll!
I’m in. Please add me to the ping list.
I’m sick of RINOS. If they don’t get their way they just stab conservatives in the back. See Lisa Murkowski, Mike Castle, etc.
OK, that’s good news. The bad news is that I won’t be able to contribute much money but I will give what I can.
"SSFs and Nonconnected PACs"
http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/ssfvnonconnected.shtml
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Note: Portions of this publication may be affected by the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Essentially, the Court's ruling permits corporations and labor organizations to use treasury funds to make independent expenditures in connection with federal elections and to fund electioneering communications. The ruling did not affect the ban on corporate or union contributions or the reporting requirements for independent expenditures and electioneering communications. The Commission is studying the Court's opinion and will provide additional guidance as soon as possible.
The press and public refer to all nonparty, noncandidate committees as PACs or political action committees. However, the Act and Commission Regulations distinguish between two types of PACs: separate segregated funds and nonconnected political committees (or nonconnected PACs). The article below discusses some of the major differences between these two types of political committees.
The Act prohibits corporations (profit or nonprofit), labor organizations and incorporated membership organizations from making direct contributions or expenditures in connection with federal elections. 2 U.S.C. §44lb. These organizations may, however, sponsor a separate segregated fund (SSF), popularly called a PAC, which collects contributions from a limited class of individuals and uses this money to make contributions and expenditures to influence federal elections. 11 CFR 100.6. As the sponsor of the SSF (i.e., its "connected organization"), the corporation, labor organization or incorporated membership organization may absorb all the costs of establishing and operating the SSF and soliciting contributions to it. These administrative expenses are fully exempted from the Act’s definitions of "contribution" and "expenditure." 11 CFR 114.1(a)(2)(iii).
By contrast, a nonconnected political committee, another type of PAC, is financially independent. This means that the nonconnected political committee must pay for its own administrative expenses, using the contributions it raises. Although an organization may spend funds to establish or support a nonconnected PAC, these expenditures are considered contributions to the PAC and are subject to the dollar limits and other requirements of the Act.
Yes. An SSF is not required to report any fundraising or administrative expenses that are paid for by its sponsoring organization. (The SSF must, however, report these expenses if it pays for them.) On the other hand, a nonconnected PAC must report all its operating and solicitation expenses.
One of the things to consider is whether the donations would be tax deductible. There is still time before 2010 closes out. It could be significant.
Recommended reading here from the FEC:
Nonconnected PAC Registration Toolkit
Essential:
- FEC Form 1 - Statement of Organization [PDF]
- Screen-fillable FEC Form 1 [PDF]
- Screen fillable FEC Form 1 with audio instructions [PDF]
Recommended:
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Saturday, December 18, 2010 9:33:47 PM · 714 of 1,579
Red Steel to Jim Robinson; humblegunner; onyx; Syncro; BuckeyeTexan; GitmoSailor; kristinn; All
To get started this is the place.
From the Federal Election Commission:
Quick Answers to PAC Questions and where to download the "PAC Registration Toolkit."
http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers_pac.shtml
And
Quick Answers to Common Questions
http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers.shtml
And
"How to Create a Political Action Committee"
http://www.ehow.com/how_2077352_create-political-action-committee.html
To whomever is managing this ping list, if I am not already on the list, please add me.
Thanks.
I think the positive should be clearly and boldly emphasized.
Please ping me to this list.
Put me on the ping list. I’ve been here since 1998 (not under this sn). My own crusade against Harry Reid showed me none of us can do it alone.
I nominate McLame's BFF Lindsey Graham to be the FReeper PAC's first target.
To hell with the RINO trash!
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Thanks for the ping. (I’ve been trying to catch up on the other thread - I’m at 1370, LOL.)
I think we need to state guidelines about what the PAC considers conservative and what is considered RINO (or CINO).
That could get contentious (ya think, lol), but we need to clearly hammer it out so the politicians will know exactly what we expect from them and what won’t be tolerated.
Clear statements about:
God, Christianity, and morality and against abortion and the homosexual agenda
Definition of life and the defense of life in the womb, in old age, in comas
Country, the Constitution, small government, States rights, the Bill of Rights and correct interpretation and enforcement
Respect and support for families, individuals, property rights, and liberty
Economy, low taxes, real money instead of fiat money, control or eliminate the Fed, sound monetary policy, fiscal restraint, eliminate the deficit and deficit spending
Defense, support our troops, retain military superiority, ROEs that make sense and don’t handcuff our fighting forces
And more, but you get the idea. I know I joke around a lot, (after all, I do maintain the humor ping list), but I’m very serious about this. We need to boldly and unequivically state our position.
FReegards,
RT
Ping me up for FR PAC! Will help in any way I can be of use, although I am generally just a big mouth with little organization experience. I have excellent research skills, however, and I am a big antebellum history buff.
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Thx :)
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...”We need to organize an anti-RINO PAC”...
How would the PAC define “RINO”?