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Re: Three 527s fined by FEC
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Originally Posted by Curly
FEC COLLECTS $630,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES FROM THREE 527 ORGANIZATIONS:
Good. I like the idea of these groups, but don't like the abuses.
Here's the scorecard:
* League of Conservation Voters 527 and 527II -- $180,000
* MoveOn.org Voter Fund -- $ 150,000
* Swiftboat Veterans and POWs for Truth -- $ 299,500
The announcement also includes the following:
Hopefully, we won't see organizations like these get carried away during the '08 presidential campaign.
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MoveOn.org was very busy this past election organizing phone banks to call voters in other states and tell them how to vote.
The "reform" brought to us by McCain-Feingold was worse that the original situation, IMHO.
Matt
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