Fred Thompson skirting election laws?

[flamingpie2500]

'snip'

The rule is pretty simple. If you spend more than $5,000 on campaign activities, you're a candidate, whether or not you've officially declared. The question is what constitutes "testing the waters" activity, and what constitutes "candidate" activity.

In 2004 the conservative National and Legal Policy Center filed a complaint with the FEC (LINK HERE) alleging Sharpton was using the "testing the waters" committee to run an "off-the-books campaign," not declaring his candidacy officially while clearly a candidate, thus avoiding disclosure rules. The FEC investigated the matter, and arrived at a settlement with Sharpton.

The FEC ruled that Robertson had violated the "testing the waters" rules in 1988, fining him $25,000.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2007/08/is-fred-thompso.html



http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/08/17/fred-thompsonhe-looks-terribleoh-and-he-may-get-in-when-he-gets-in/

[HereSince1628]

1. Demostrating the capacity to skirt the law is now a GOP job req.

Thompson's thumbing his nose at the rules is exactly what the rwing base wants to see.

[ccpup]

2. I've also heard the folks

in Iowa weren't that impressed after seeing Fred up-close and personal. I think the "wave" Fred was riding a few months ago has crested, hit the shore and has gone back out to sea. Yeah, he's some decider.

[Bitwit1234]

3. And they were also saying Sharpton was fined

for doing the same thing. So what will they do to Deputy Dawg. Probably nothing.