Posted on 02/12/2008 8:48:41 AM PST by grandpa jones
The author and chief proponent of much of the tangled web of campaign finance rules and regulations, has decided that he can continue write the rules as they apply to his campaign while on the fly.
Last summer, McCain asked to participate in the public financing system when his campaign hit the skids after the immigration amnesty debacle. After his request was approved by the FEC, he was scheduled to receive some $5.8 million. The money, however, would not come without strings attached. The restraints on fundraising as well as the state-specific spending limits imposed by the law, would mean that McCain has been in, or is close to, violation of the law since Super Tuesday.
According to campaign finance lawyer Marc Elias, “At this point, (McCain) is in the matching fund system. Right now, there is no mechanism for the commission to turn off the spigot.”
Team McCain has decided to make an aggressive move, "ignore the limits and hope that when the FEC is eventually reconstituted, it will 'exercise its prosecutorial discretion and dismiss any complaint' over a plain violation of the law" source. "I will make no further requests for matching-fund payment certification and will not accept any matching-fund payments including the initial amount and other amounts certified by the commission in connections with my campaign's previous submissions," said McCain in a letter to the FEC last week.
It may indeed prove to be a successful maneuver. It is interesting that in addition to supporting Global Warmists, McCain's behavior reveals yet another commonality with Albert Gore. When confronted with a clear violation of campaign finance laws, he seems to be claiming, "There is no controlling legal authority that says this was in violation of law."
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Now don’t you be showing the McCainites those kind of facts!
You just need to get in line and vote for McCain!!! Even though McCain’s proven he doesn’t need you whiny conservatives to win!!! But you better vote for him you worthless punka** lowlife sh**stain pisspuke!!!
And you better smile about it too!!! Cuz remember, McCain doesn’t need you!!! So get out there and vote for him dammit!!!
Heh. I couldn't have said that better myself.
Dress warmly, comrade, and report to the train station.
He is withdrawing from the matching fund requests. However, there doesn’t appear to be a way to do so right now?
That is correct.
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McCain says:
"Why don't you shut your political pie hole?"
Stifling the www? Online Freedom of Speech Act (H.R. 1606)
"1606 is needed because federal courts have ordered the Federal Election Commission to regulate "electioneering communications" on the Internet because of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act (McCain-Feingold). If H.R. 1606 fails to become law, your Web site or blog could be shut down for the 30 days prior to a primary election and the 60 days prior to a general election should you express "electioneering communications."
John McCain, enemy of free speech
*bookmark*
Thank you. I continually add to it and it is posted on my profile page. Additions have been brisk in the last few days with 10 - 15 new links.
GREAT list of links. Thank you.
You are welcome. You will find it on my profile page always updated with new links as I find them.
Thank you for those links!
Thank you so much that means a lot to me.
You are welcome. They are all on my profile page if you want to find them again.
Just outstanding, Brandie! I’m thinking of stealing your tagline too.
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