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diabeticman

(3,121 posts) Thu May 7, 2015, 09:17 PM May 2015

Turn Rachel on now talking to an FEC officer...

Thank you Citizens United.....

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Turn Rachel on now talking to an FEC officer... (Original Post) diabeticman May 2015 OP

She's the FEC Chair, elleng May 2015 #1

Thanks for clarifying. Couldn't hear or see well. My wife groaned Thank you diabeticman May 2015 #2

FEC's been a paper tiger for many years, elleng May 2015 #3

The FEC needs to be made effective again Gothmog May 2015 #4

elleng

(130,768 posts)

1. She's the FEC Chair,

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2015, 09:22 PM

May 2015

Ellen Weintraub. She said, recently, the FEC can't do it's job.

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)

2. Thanks for clarifying. Couldn't hear or see well. My wife groaned Thank you

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Thu May 7, 2015, 09:26 PM

May 2015

Citizen's United. Or is she off the mark on this one.

elleng

(130,768 posts)

3. FEC's been a paper tiger for many years,

Reply to diabeticman (Reply #2)

Thu May 7, 2015, 09:33 PM

May 2015

and if anything, Citizen's United gives them less to do: NOTHING (almost) is prohibited.

AND, different from other agencies, FEC's membership of 6 is deliberately handicapped: 3 from each party.

Gothmog

(144,945 posts)

4. The FEC needs to be made effective again

Reply to diabeticman (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 08:20 AM

May 2015

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