Comments on: DNC Panel: Florida's Primary Is Too Soon

A State Law Moved The Vote To Jan. 29, But It Violates DNC Rules

[radiob-2009]

Another lost America praying at the altar of the "golden elephants" and the "golden donkeys"!
Who sold this nation to China,India,Mexico and the rest of the world? While shopping at there Wal Marts and supported mandated abortion financed by the "golden elephants and golden donkeys" and paid for with the blood and loss of homes by Americans?

[cfin5]

DNC rules and bylaws don''t trump Florida State Laws......Why does "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" come to mind?.....Don''t give ANY mercy to them as they sure don''t give conservatives even the slightest pity! Maybe there is some hope for republicans. Floridian republicans have the right amount of back bone it seems.

[radiob-2009]

Former candidates who maintain their campaign committees have limited options on what to do with unspent funds. Federal law allows them to refund donations to contributors, donate funds to a charity or educational institution, or contribute to other federal candidates or political action committees.

Not so long ago, federal law allowed candidates to use excess campaign funds to pay personal expenses. "It was a pretty common practice," Michael Genovese, a presidential scholar at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, told Capital Eye.

But in 1979, Congress amended the Federal Election Campaign Act to prohibit candidates from converting campaign funds to personal use. The amendment, however, had a catch: the prohibition on personal use did not apply to those holding office on Jan. 8, 1980. Sitting members of Congress had inserted a "grandfather clause" into the amendment that exempted themselves from the personal use prohibition.

Congress phased out the grandfather clause in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. Since the 103rd Congress convened in January 1993, the personal use prohibition has applied to all federal candidates.

Does this answer your question?

[colonieny]

Do Candidates Get to Keep ALL the Extra MOOLA ?


Speaking of candidates, why is Sen Dodd running ? He has no chance at all to win, and his ideas are pretty conventional. I was wondering, does he get to keep all his campaign donations after he leaves office ? I was wondering, who is sending money to him. You know he is a pretty powerful guy, probably has a lot of influence in contracts and what not, would there be any connections ? Naw. I have not seen any adds on TV for him. Must be saving all the loot for later when he gets the nomination.
But just the same , could Andy Rooney perhaps look into this if he is not too busy tracking down real important stuff, you know like who is driving his old car and why does he have to pay tolls. Andy you there ? Could someone wake up Andy . Thanks. Fran.

[radiob-2009]

Keep worshiping at the altars of the "golden donkey" and the "golden elephant" and you will end up with no rights and a third world nation.
When are you going to wake up America. The partys stopped caring what the citizens of the US wanted over 30 years ago, it is all hyperbole now.

[ov442]

HOw rediculous!
These candidates dont have the money or time to put huge campaigns into these extra states that have not traditionally been significant in the primaries.
There is NO way they will achieve significance by just *** the candidates over with moving their primaries up to a pointless timeframe.

They will hold their early primaries, and no one will vote, no one will care, and no one will have put forth a concerted effort in those states. IT''ll just be...over.

[likeitis5050]

For crying out loud...what a bunch of bratty little divas!!! Play by the rules or get kicked out of the game. Simple as that. Good grief!!

[seven-pesos]

watch out, folks!

if those southerners get their way

they''''ll elect another creep just like bush.

that''''s the way of the south.

christian creeps, republican snakes...

nothing good comes out of the south.