I will admit that I have more research to do on this but it has just come to my attention, via a letter I received today that The Club for Growth (of which I am a member) is being sued by the FEC for allegedly violating some aspect or another of the campaign finance reform law with regard to 527s. Of course, a Conservative group would be targeted while the Liberal MoveOn type 527s get a free pass. Nice job, McCain. Thanks a million. <-- do I need to claim that mil as a contribution?
The press reports (which I have just pulled up and one of which I've linked in the above paragraph) are quoting FEC officials calling this suit a "test case." Excuse me? Testing for what?... how many more of our rights that can be stripped away during elections? This is an assault on on our rights and those of every American as is the McCain-Feingold bill.
The Club has consulted with legal counsel every step of the way and has followed the letter of the law. In our fight to help elect pro-growth, small government advocates we have become obvious targets for Democrats who continue to lose elections and for big government agencies like the FEC. Neither group likes what we stand for -- reducing the size and power of the federal government and expanding freedom. This club is critical across party lines of candidates who are working on initiatives that damage our economy and continue moving this country toward even bigger government. I suppose we're not well-liked on Capitol Hill with our attitude of limited government.
This too shall pass, I suppose. It just chaps my hide that a Conservative group is the first "test case" when groups like MoveOn have so blatantly broken the law while the Club has followed the letter of the law.
The press reports (which I have just pulled up and one of which I've linked in the above paragraph) are quoting FEC officials calling this suit a "test case." Excuse me? Testing for what?... how many more of our rights that can be stripped away during elections? This is an assault on on our rights and those of every American as is the McCain-Feingold bill.
The Club has consulted with legal counsel every step of the way and has followed the letter of the law. In our fight to help elect pro-growth, small government advocates we have become obvious targets for Democrats who continue to lose elections and for big government agencies like the FEC. Neither group likes what we stand for -- reducing the size and power of the federal government and expanding freedom. This club is critical across party lines of candidates who are working on initiatives that damage our economy and continue moving this country toward even bigger government. I suppose we're not well-liked on Capitol Hill with our attitude of limited government.
This too shall pass, I suppose. It just chaps my hide that a Conservative group is the first "test case" when groups like MoveOn have so blatantly broken the law while the Club has followed the letter of the law.
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