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FEC frees McCain from spending limit for primaries

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quiet.american Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-21-08 03:07 PM
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FEC frees McCain from spending limit for primaries
Source: NYT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Election Commission voted unanimously Thursday to belatedly approve Republican presidential candidate John McCain's withdrawal from public financing for the primaries -- a move that spared him potential embarrassment on one of his signature issues.

The decision means McCain is not bound by the spending limits that restrict candidates who do accept primary season matching funds.

Had the commission rejected McCain's withdrawal from the system, any money he spent this year in excess of those spending limits would have been in violation of the law and could have been subject to a fine. Such a violation would have been an embarrassment for McCain, because he has been a strong advocate of campaign spending controls.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-McCain-Sp...


Not that I'm surprised that a government commission filled to the brim with loyal Bushies made a ruling that spared McCain "embarrassment," but nothing says 'more of the same' like this ruling in McCain's favor that guarantees he will not be "embarrassed." Wasn't that the reason the Supreme Court gave for installing Bush? And how many have suffered and died all in the name of the Supreme Court avoiding at all costs the "embarrassment" of Bush.

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   color me surprised  Greyskye   Aug-21-08 03:09 PM   #1 
   Why do the make laws and rules if they are not going to enforce them?  liberal N proud   Aug-21-08 03:10 PM   #2 
   Laws are for Little People, i.e. Democrats  AndyTiedye   Aug-21-08 03:37 PM   #6 
   would hate for anyone in government to have to follow a rule/law  Solly Mack   Aug-21-08 03:17 PM   #3 
   He was just yelling flip flopper!!!  Life Long Dem   Aug-21-08 03:21 PM   #4 
   One more chink in the wall Washington builds against its citizens  MichiganVote   Aug-21-08 03:36 PM   #5 
 
Greyskye Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-21-08 03:09 PM
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1. color me surprised

Not.

Time for another Obama contribution.

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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-21-08 03:10 PM
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2. Why do the make laws and rules if they are not going to enforce them?
:nuke:

He will just turn around and do the same fucking thing between now and November while getting to spend our money as well.

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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-21-08 03:37 PM
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6. Laws are for Little People, i.e. Democrats

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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Aug-21-08 03:17 PM
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3. would hate for anyone in government to have to follow a rule/law
Our democracy would grind to a halt and the world as we know it would end...and...it would be just so divisive.

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Life Long Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-21-08 03:21 PM
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4. He was just yelling flip flopper!!!
:shrug:

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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-21-08 03:36 PM
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5. One more chink in the wall Washington builds against its citizens
Hmmm...let's see, France and Russia did the same thing once upon a time.

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