Campaign Donor Advertising Rule Thrown Out by U.S. Judge
Source: Bloomberg
The U.S. Federal Election Commission exceeded its authority by allowing groups that give money for election advertising to withhold the names of their donors from the public, a federal judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jacksonin Washington today threw out FEC regulations adopted in 2007 that let organizations and nonprofit groups keep secret the names of donors who pay for pre-election ads. She said the regulations clashed with requirements of the 2002 campaign finance law known as McCain- Feingold that groups report their ad spending to the commission.
When the agency determined in this instance that the statute should be revised in light of legal developments, it undertook a legislative, policy making function that was beyond the scope of its authority, Jackson said in her 31-page ruling.
Democratic Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland sued the FEC last year, arguing that McCain-Feingold requires full disclosure of funders who contribute $1,000 or more for so- called electioneering communications. Those messages are broadcast or cable ads identifying a federal candidate within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of the general election. <SNIP>
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-31/campaign-donor-advertising-rule-thrown-out-by-u-s-judge-1-.html
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Political advertisements for and against ballot initiatives will have to name the top five donors to the political committee putting out the ad thanks to a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Chris Gregoire...
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Gregoire-signs-political-advertising-bill-into-law-145245995.html
Everyone with half a brain knows that secret money in campaigns is wrong. It has allowed a lot of mischief.
LoisB
(7,206 posts)If it ends up in this Supreme Court, it will get overturned.
emulatorloo
(44,130 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)Mysfyt
(50 posts)n/t ?
i keep seeing it and im curious. sorry for the new
tblue37
(65,393 posts)message beyond the title line, which contains all there is of the message, so dont waste time clicking to read more.
The abbreviation "eom" = "end of message" = same idea.