Federal Election Commission law enforcement crippled by takeover of anti-reform ideology

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From: Democracy 21

Mayday, Mayday at the Federal Election Commission:
A Report on the Unprecedented Campaign by the Republican FEC Commissioners to Shut Down Enforcement of the Campaign Finance Laws

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The FEC has been taken over by three Republican Commissioners who have established an overwhelming record of ideological opposition to enforcing the campaign finance laws.

It is making a mockery of the nation's campaign finance laws and setting the stage for participants in the 2010 congressional elections to ignore the laws as they so choose.

The first opportunity to address this problem now exists, with the expiration of Commissioner McGahn's term on the FEC. It is essential to replace McGahn with a Commissioner who believes in carrying out the FEC mandate to enforce the campaign finance laws.

Citizens are entitled to have the campaign finance laws enforced with the same kind of commitment and impartiality that apply in the case of laws applicable to them. Members of Congress and other federal candidates should not benefit from a double standard when it comes to enforcing the campaign finance laws.

President Obama should seize the moment and begin remaking the FEC to help ensure that we have fair and effective enforcement of the campaign finance laws in the future.


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