Ralph Nader has charged that Virginia candidate for Governor Terry McAuliffe offered him money to “stay out of 19 states” during the 2004 presidential race, according to this report. Scott Thomas, a Democrat who served as chairman of the Federal Election Commission, said there would have been nothing illegal about extending such an offer. “It […]
Day: May 29, 2009
ACORN Update
Rep. Steve King is calling for hearings on ACORN’s activities, according to this report. King questions the actions of ACORN officials as well as the multitude of nonprofit activist groups that apparently overlap with ACORN and share the same headquarters address in New Orleans. “This spider web, this myriad web of ACORN dollars and revenue […]
“The Only Violation Involved the Lobbyist”
The Salisbury Post (North Carolina) reports on an alleged improper attempt to influence legislation. By all accounts, Fred Steen (R-Rowan) did everything right when a lobbyist made an improper offer, reporting it immediately to the House Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, members of which subsequently referred the activity to the State Bureau of Investigation. Steen returned […]