TODAY AT THE FEC. The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. SUPER PAC SUIT THREAT. Argus Leader. “The South Dakota Republican Party today threatened legal action against a political action committee for airing what the GOP calls ‘defamatory’ attacks against U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rounds.” AD WILL AIR. Daily Caller. An […]
BRITAIN ON-LINE MAGAZINE VIEW ON US CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Spike. “When James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights, he and his enlightened peers believed their fellow men were potentially free-thinking, rational and autonomous agents, capable of enjoying ever-more freedom. Today we need a similar communal self-confidence; and we need to resist the calls to limit how […]
YESTERDAY’S SENATE HEARING ON DISCLOSE. Senate Rules. SENATE HEARING REPORT. KALW. “A bill that would require transparency by nonprofit groups related to federal elections met with united opposition from Republicans Wednesday, at the first Senate hearing on what its supporters call the Disclose Act.” SUPER PAC LIGHT. Jackson Free Press. “Federal law requires that money […]