[Liz]

In the six weeks until Election Day, the number of independent political ads by 527s is expected to skyrocket. This is not the way that authors of the campaign finance law envisioned the system working. Last week, two of the law's coauthors, including US Representative Martin T. Meehan of Massachusetts, filed suit in federal court, alleging that individual donations to independent groups should be limited to $5,000. In a boost for Meehan's argument, a federal judge on Saturday ruled on a lawsuit Meehan filed two years ago, finding that the Federal Election Commission's weak implementation of the campaign finance bill created "an immense loophole" for evading restrictions on donations. That lawsuit did not directly affect 527s, but Meehan is now hoping for a similar ruling in the case dealing directly with the groups."It is clear that the FEC has become a dysfunctional agency that does more to subvert the law than to enforce it," Meehan said yesterday, adding that he expects a similar ruling in his favor on the issue of 527 groups. Continued...

[anton]

Now wait a minute. Isn't Progressive insurance a "high risk" car insurance company? I would think that it would be antithetical to Progressive's shareholders' best interest to legalize marijuana.

Do I own any Progressive stock? I'd better check.

[Liz]

ping

[sauropod]

Bad link.

[CzarNicky]

After the election I think we need to investigate some of these "activists."

[PreciousLiberty]

and is a major backer of efforts to decriminalize marijuana.

I'm sure the author of the original article meant this as "a bad thing", but decriminalization of marijuana in particular, and drugs in general, should be a major part of the true conservative agenda.

The unwinnable and unethical "War on Drugs" is a major drain on our country, has resulted in the highest per capita prison population in the western world, and is a fundamental affront to the concept of a "free country".

By the same logic, McDonalds should be illegal - those hamburgers kill, you know.

[saveliberty]

I have had a thought recently (yes, I am slow on the uptake) that as Soros is the greedy capitalist pig he supposedly hates. But he stands to make billions in trashing the US dollar, which is the logical consequence of Democratic tax and spend policies. Why should there be different results this time when it always comes out the same?

This leads me to believe that he is viewing the Democratic Party as useful idiots to serve his will and his own personal and political fortune.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Isn't it sweet that my $100 contribution to the SVFT had a greater effect than all of Soros's million$?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

WASHINGTON -- Peter B. Lewis is one of America's most colorful billionaires. He is chairman of Cleveland's 26,000-employee Progressive Insurance Corp., owns one of the world's largest yachts, and is a major backer of efforts to decriminalize marijuana.

So is Soros.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Just a brief note. All the money and 527s in the world have not helped John Kerry one iota up until now, and any money spent on his behalf going forward may as well be thrown in the street. Kerry, regardless of having his wife, Michael Moore, George Soros, Harvey Weinstein, etc. is going down big time.

[olde north church]

a little info on currency speculator george soros
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