FEC: McCain didn't violate finance laws

[liberal N proud]

Monitors: McCain didn't violate finance laws
Federal Election Commission rejects DNC argument; will vote next week

updated 9:47 p.m. ET, Thurs., Aug. 14, 2008
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission rejected their contention that he violated campaign finance laws during the GOP primary.

The FEC's draft opinion affirms McCain's right to bypass the public financing system and the strict spending limits that come with it. That was a rejection of the Democratic National Committee's complaint asserting that McCain's campaign had wrongly received loans based on his participation in public financing before later withdrawing from that system.

The DNC pointed to a section of campaign finance law that bars candidates from withdrawing from the public system if the candidate has "pledged public funds as security for private financing."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26209231/


Why do we have laws if the government is not going to enforce them?

[fasttense]

1. The elite can do what they want. It's only us little people who have to follow laws.

Laws are for the little people.

This attitude is brought to you by all republicans. They think they are better than you.

[Demeter]

2. OH! Did W Finally Appoint Enough People to the FEC to Make It Functional and Legal?

Or are they pulling another fast one?

[nc4bo]

3. !!!!!!

I can not say that I am surprised.