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russian33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-04 02:27 PM
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Bush campaign files suit against FEC
NEW YORK (September 1, 9:34 am PDT) - President Bush's campaign asked a court Wednesday to force the Federal Election Commission to act on its complaints against anti-Bush groups spending millions of dollars in the presidential race, arguing that the FEC is failing to do its job.

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, the campaign argued that the FEC is taking too long to address what the campaign calls illegal spending of corporate, union and big individual donations to influence the presidential race. Its lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction that would force the commission to act on its March complaint within 30 days. After that, the campaign could sue to block the groups' activities through court action rather than relying on the FEC.

"To prevent these 527s from continuing to violate federal election laws, we have asked the federal court to step in and order the FEC to act," said Tom Josefiak, general counsel for the Bush-Cheney campaign.

http://www.tribnet.com/24hour/politics/story/1615319p-9292575c.html



Oh that's rich!
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shaolinmonkey Donating Member (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-04 02:29 PM
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1. Boo friggin' hoo. The Democrats have money now...
and they're spending it...waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!

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name not needed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-04 02:30 PM
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2. Boo fuckin hoo
Georgie better start worrying about what he's gonna be doing on January 21st.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-04 02:31 PM
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3. well, they're going to have to establish that the law
is being violated. If they get it through we need to countersue for "irreparable harm" and the obvious links to the Bush campaign's shitboat vets.

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mbali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-04 02:31 PM
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4. Who brought the suit for them-a doctor or an insurance comany?
Certainly not a TRIAL LAWYER!
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