http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fec/ en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:47:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284926/posts Pair Try to Force Naming of More Commissioners. BY DAN EGGEN Seven years after their landmark campaign finance legislation became law, Sens. John McCain and Russell Feingold are reuniting under the banner of spending reform at a time when restrictions have come under fire both in the courts and at the embattled Federal Election Commission. McCain (R-Ariz.) and Feingold (D-Wis.) announced this week that they were blocking the appointment of Democratic union lawyer John Sullivan to the FEC until President Obama agrees to fill two other open panel seats. The two senators, who co-sponsored legislation in 2002 that banned "soft... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284926/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:47:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283861/posts An investigator at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned superiors as far back as 2004 about irregularities at Bernard L. Madoff's financial management firm, but she was told to focus on an unrelated matter, according to agency documents and sources familiar with the investigation. Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot, a lawyer in the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, sent e-mails to a supervisor, saying information provided by Madoff during her review didn't add up and suggesting a set of questions to ask his firm, documents show. Several of these questions directly challenged Madoff activities that much later turned out to be... WaPo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283861/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:33:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245379/posts FEC Complaint Filed To Cancel Hillary Clinton 2006 Immunity Deal New Evidence Offered of Hillary Clinton’s Admissions To Raising Illegal Funds May 2, 2009, Washington, DC. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, Harold Ickes and the Hillary Clinton for Senate Committee, Inc. have become the subjects of a new Federal Election Commission Complaint filed today. An original FEC complaint was filed against then-Senator Clinton and her agents including President Clinton, DNC Chair Ed Rendell, Finance Director David Rosen and Treasurer Andrew Grossman in July 2001. It detailed the facts surrounding the illegal solicitation and false reporting of... hillcap site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245379/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 15:28:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2241669/posts Like any individual citizen, corporations have a stake in the outcomes of federal elections. A candidate’s economic, foreign, social and environmental policies can either threaten or provide hope for a particular organization. The stakes for corporations aren’t necessarily greater than those of the individual, but they are on a greater scale of complexity and scope. It’s no surprise, then, that corporations have long played a role in influencing the outcome of federal elections. For as long as campaign finance has existed, corporations have been a part of it – pushing the candidates who are best for business to the top.... Conservative Brawler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2241669/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 01:06:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232850/posts Al Sharpton and his group, the National Action Network (NAN), have been fined $285,000 by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for violating a host of election laws during Sharpton’s 2004 presidential campaign during which he received 2% of the Democratic primary vote. NLPC, which filed Complaints against Sharpton on February 2, 2004 and February 6, 2004, was notified of the FEC action last week and make it public today. As NLPC Chairman Ken Boehm was quoted in the New York Post today: We are pleased that the FEC has ruled on our Complaint and found that Sharpton ran an “off... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232850/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:11:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232775/posts The Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network have been slapped with a record $285,000 fine for violating a slew of federal election rules during his 2004 bid for president, the Post has learned. In a decision to be made public next month, the Federal Election Commission found that Sharpton's Democratic primary campaign accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from private sources. It also "kept poor records of its activities and expenditures" and commingled funds with Sharpton's civil-rights group. All are prohibited under the Federal Election Campaign Act. Earlier this month, Sharpton and former campaign manager... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232775/posts#comment Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:19:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229206/posts Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) is asking the Federal Election Commission for permission to use up to $7,500 in campaign funds to pay for increased security at his home, charging that he and his wife have repeatedly been harassed by an alleged drug addict. In a request to the FEC, Gallegly recounts a months-long ordeal for his family that began on Oct. 23, just two weeks before Election Day. According to FEC documents, a man approached Gallegly’s wife at their home, claiming to be a gardener. Gallegly’s wife told the man that she had no work for him and asked him... POLITICO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229206/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:23:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219632/posts On Mar. 24, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Citizens United v. FEC, the latest installment in an ongoing series of challenges to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), better known as McCain-Feingold. This case has far-reaching implications for the future of campaign activities, and draws an important line between the right of citizens to speak out and the power of government to imprison them if they do. The group Citizens United produced a documentary critical of Hillary Clinton during her failed presidential campaign. (Citizens United also made a similar film about Barack Obama, though this lawsuit focused on the... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219632/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:30:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212139/posts The Supreme Court will hear oral argument at 10 a.m. Tuesday on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (08-205). Theodore B . Olson of Washington will argue for Citizens United. Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm L. Stewart will represent the FEC. ———————- Movies, somewhat akin to documentaries but with a distinct and sometimes sharp political edge, are becoming a prominent mode of campaigning in national election cycles. The scope of federal regulation of their timing and content is before the Supreme Court in its latest major campaign finance case – Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The case, however, has broader... SCOTUSblog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2212139/posts#comment Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:00:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174465/posts Democratic National Committee files motion to intervene in RNC v. FEC WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Democratic National Committee announced that it filed a motion to intervene in the case of the Republican National Committee v. FEC, in which the RNC is seeking to dismantle the soft money provisions of the bi-partisan McCain Feingold campaign reform act (BCRA) of 2002. After a bruising defeat in November 2008, the RNC filed suit in the District of Columbia, challenging the constitutionality of the central tenet of BCRA - the ban on national party soft money. In its suit, the RNC... DNC via PR-Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174465/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:11:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171451/posts Candidates for federal office will be able to squeeze just a little more money out of their major contributors in the 2010 campaign cycle as the Federal Election Commission announced new individual gift limits Friday morning. Individual donors will now be able to give up to $2,400 per election, or $4,800 for both a primary and a general, according to the new guidelines. That's up from the $2,300 per-election limit during the 2008 cycle. Donors are also able to fork over $30,400 to national parties, higher than the $28,500 they were allowed to give last cycle. A single donor is... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171451/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:04:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166888/posts Nearly 100 wealthy families and power couples contributed at least $100,000 each to help Barack Obama over the past two years, creating an elite set of donors to whom the president-elect repeatedly turned in financing his campaign, transition and inauguration, a Washington Post analysis shows. As inaugural donations become public, a list of Obama's most loyal backers has emerged...The families gave to as many as five committees, records show, and 27 of the 94 families also bundled money from others, collecting millions of dollars on top of their personal donations. Among the supporters were well-known families such as the Rockefellers,... Wash Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166888/posts#comment Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:11:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162490/posts Sometime early next year, the six commissioners who run the Federal Election Commission will face an interesting dilemma--whether to approve a "for cause" audit of the presidential campaign of a sitting president, Barack Obama. From a legal standpoint, this should be an easy vote. Serious issues were raised in numerous media reports chronicling the Obama campaign's probable violations of federal law. If the career staff at the FEC follow the ordinary, regulatory model of investigations, they will recommend such an audit to the commissioners. However, the odds are that the three Democratic commissioners will be under enormous pressure to vote... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162490/posts#comment Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:30:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160272/posts A legal scholar and former member of the Federal Election Commission says the decision by the Democratic-controlled Senate to deny Roland Burris entry to the chamber today was an "arbitrary" move and a "gross abuse of the Constitution." OneNewsNow http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160272/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:22:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142853/posts If money talks, we'll likely soon hear the real reason why Barack Obama beat John McCain. Both men and the national parties will report to the Federal Election Commission today how much money they raised in October and November. And what the numbers will probably show is that Mr. Obama outspent Mr. McCain by the biggest margin in history, perhaps a quarter of a billion dollars. It's been reported that the Obama campaign accepted donations from untraceable, pre-paid debit cards used by Daffy Duck, Bart Simpson, Family Guy, King Kong and other questionable characters. If the FEC follows up with... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142853/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:32:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2142679/posts Click Here youtube video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2142679/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:11:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2142437/posts Constitutional Lawyer: If Obama Takes Oath, It Will Be Perjury - Plus Maps Out The Specific Chaos That Will Absolutely Ensue Obama Fomenting A Constitutional Crisis: Constitutional Lawyer Discusses Ramifications To Country The Philadelphia Bulletin Error 404, page removed!By John P. Connolly 12/01/2008Controversy continues to surround President-elect Barack Obama’s eligibility to serve as president, and a case involving his birth certificate waits for its day before the U.S. Supreme Court. A constitutional lawyer said were it to be discovered that Mr. Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen, it would have grave consequences for the nation.According to the Constitution, a president must... Pat Dollard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2142437/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:31:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2141246/posts WASHINGTON – You can make sure the Supreme Court justices have a piece of your mind when they review a case Friday challenging the eligibility of Barack Obama under Section 2, Article 1 of the Constitution, which stipulates the position can only be filled by "a natural born citizen." Because the Supreme Court justices do not accept faxes, e-mails or telephone calls, there is only one way to make your voice heard in time for Friday's preliminary hearing – overnight delivery of your letter. To make that process simpler, more convenient and less expensive, WND has devised a plan to... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2141246/posts#comment Tue, 2 Dec 2008 04:06:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142418/posts American Patrol Report Letter to Supreme Court Justices I am writing about a possible threat to all of humanity. Under present law the President of the United States has sole authority to authorize the use of nuclear weapons. The possibility of holding the fate of the entire human race in ones hands is an awesome responsibility. The person to whom we grant that responsibility must be of the highest moral and ethical character. While the popular vote is a necessary prerequisite to assume the powers of the presidency, it should not be sufficient. I have become aware of serious questions... AmericanPatrol http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142418/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 23:59:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137853/posts Headline and link only due to copywrite. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-11-24-obamadonors_N.htm USA Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137853/posts#comment Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:35:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137764/posts Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's team has told the Federal Election Commission that she continued her campaign even after endorsing Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama on June 7, a claim that lets her transfer millions of dollars from her presidential bid to her Senate campaign. The former first lady made the $6.4 million transfer from her White House campaign, which remains more than $7 million in debt, to Friends of Hillary on Aug. 28. That date would fall outside the legal deadline for making such a move if her campaign were to have ended June 7. Her campaign treasurer told federal... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2137764/posts#comment Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:45:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136820/posts Is there some way to get this to the FEC or anyone? If you go to the blog you will see that this is Barack Obama advertising and asking for donations from Kenyans. I think that it is illegal even if you get a mere $5 donation from any foreign sources? It never ends does it... Jaluo Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136820/posts#comment Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:14:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135402/posts According to a published report earlier this week, the Federal Election Commission is unlikely to vote to audit the Obama campaign finances, and will sweep aside a formal demand for an full audit that was filed by the Republican National Committee on Oct. 6. But interviews with current and former FEC officials, as well as a review of public statements by FEC commissioners, suggest that the commission could pursue an “audit for cause” of the Obama campaign, based in part on allegations of widespread fraud and illegal donors as reported by Newsmax.com and other publications during the election season. “There... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135402/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134840/posts Abstract: The runoff for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia is providing a stark example of how candidates in the 2008 election have been able to skirt campaign-finance limits -- without actually breaking the law. Federal campaign-finance law limits individuals to donating $2,300 to a candidate per election. Yet Republicans and Democrats are soliciting donations more than 10 times that amount for the Dec. 2 runoff in Georgia. GOP fund-raisers are asking people to give as much as $65,500 toward incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss's campaign, while Democrats are seeking donations up to $30,800 for challenger Jim Martin. So how are... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134840/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:39:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133601/posts ****UPDATE**** SEC Charges Mark Cuban With Insider Trading The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges against Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, for allegedly dumping shares in Mamma.com upon learning it was raising money in a private offering.... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122693827604333637.html WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133601/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:07:23 GMT