DNC Plans Lawsuit Against McCain On Public Financing
The Democratic National Committee announced that it intends to file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to try to compel the Federal Election Commission to examine whether John McCain broke election laws when his campaign rejected public fundraising, the Associated Press reports.
When McCain turned down a taxpayer-funded $5.8 million, his campaign was able to skirt spending limits that would have been in place until the Republican Party convention.
The issue in question is a $4 million line of credit obtained by the McCain campaign last year, which the DNC has argued was a violation of federal regulations. The McCain campaign and its bankers have denied that claim.
The lawsuit is a follow-up to a complaint the DNC filed with the FEC in February, which was not acted upon, since four FEC nominees were waiting Senate confirmation and the body lacked a quorum.
*Update: Later on Tuesday, RNC chief counsel Sean Cairncross called the lawsuit "meritless," the AP reports. Cairncross said that McCain was entitled to withdraw from the public finance system because he didn't take public funds during the primary season.
When McCain turned down a taxpayer-funded $5.8 million, his campaign was able to skirt spending limits that would have been in place until the Republican Party convention.
The issue in question is a $4 million line of credit obtained by the McCain campaign last year, which the DNC has argued was a violation of federal regulations. The McCain campaign and its bankers have denied that claim.
The lawsuit is a follow-up to a complaint the DNC filed with the FEC in February, which was not acted upon, since four FEC nominees were waiting Senate confirmation and the body lacked a quorum.
*Update: Later on Tuesday, RNC chief counsel Sean Cairncross called the lawsuit "meritless," the AP reports. Cairncross said that McCain was entitled to withdraw from the public finance system because he didn't take public funds during the primary season.
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Posted by chrisrnps at 08:07 PM : Jun 17, 2008"
That website should be renamed to:
WOMEN-AGAINST-ROE-V-WADE.
A vote for John McCain is most certainly a vote to see Roe v Wade overturned.
Although I personally don''t think abortion is a good method of birth control, I do believe that the WOMEN MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THAT CHOICE for themselves.
McSame has promised the Republican Party that he will appoint super conservative "anti-abortion" supporters to the Supreme Court.
I''m old enough to remember the desperate measure women & girls went through trying to end an unwanted pregnancy. Knitting needles & coat hangers ...
The horror, trauma and deadly outcomes of illegal backstreet abortions have ruined the lives of women for generations.
thought we would nominate Clinton"
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Where do you get this hogwash? My guess is that you make it up as you go. Obama was ALL FOR a revote in Michigan and Florida. You should get your facts straight before you post....every time you post it seems to be "spin" to try to make Obama look bad. The MILITANT Hillary supporters really need to get over it.
LMAO!