“’Let’s be Real Here’? A Retort”
Steve Klein, of the Wyoming Liberty Group, responds to FEC Commissioner Weintraub’s statement of reasons for dissenting on the Citizens United rulemaking.
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*Required … May Not Be
OpenSecrets and the Sunlight Foundation dig deep into the details of the FEC’s online forms.
(Some of) the FEC On (Some of) the Road
In just a few hours, Prof. Nick Stephanopoulos, at Chicago, talks to FEC Vice Chair Ann Ravel, who’s apparently on a “listening tour” across (some of) the country.
The FEC and Citizens United
Bauer reviews the FEC’s choice to adjust existing regulations in line with Citizens United’s narrow holding, without also proceeding to modify disclosure.
Dana Milbank also discusses Commissioner Ravel’s decision to let the rulemaking move forward, in the Washington Post.
Breaking: New FEC Rules
BNA reports. Looks like new rules to implement Citizens United passed 4-2, but without (for the moment) a decision to move forward on disclosure. The FEC also approved (again, 4-2) the DNC/RNC request for an advisory opinion permitting the… Continue reading
10/9 FEC Meeting: Citizens United, McCutcheon & More
Late Wednesday, the FEC posted several drafts of rules to be considered at a meeting Thursday. One of the drafts implements the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United, removing prohibitions on labor and corporate spending on independent political activity; it… Continue reading
On Party Fundraising for 2016 Conventions
“Movement at the Federal Election Commission”
Bauer, Ginsberg, Gold, Lenhard, and Smith Pen Letter To FEC on Rulemakings
“RNLA Statement on FEC agreement to revise campaign finance regulations”
“FEC to Move on Citizens United Rules Without Disclosure”
Breaking news via email from Bloomberg BNA Money & Politics report: “In a surprise move, a majority of the Federal Election Commission have reached agreement on new regulations to implement the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC,… Continue reading
NYT Ed Board Wants Tie-Breaking 7th Member of Federal Election Commission
“Election Panel Enacts Policies by Not Acting”
Nick Confessore in the NYT on FEC 3-3 splits:
Campaign lawyers of both parties say the deadlocks have profoundly, if informally, affected the rules governing campaigns, particularly on questions involving whether political nonprofit groups must disclose their finances and the… Continue reading
“Stop This Inanity”
Great Bauer headline on yesterday’s “Stop the Insanity” ruling of the DC Circuit.
Given that ruling’s opening, Bauer also might have chosen to title his post: You Make A Grown Man Cry.