Wisconsin Dems File Complaint With State Against David Koch
The Wisconsin Democrats are taking aim at one of their biggest opponents in the states recall elections. No, not just Republican Gov. Scott Walker but conservative financier David Koch, and his organization Americans For Prosperity. But whether they will actually succeed in the latest front is another question.
Specifically, the Dems announced on a conference call with reporters Thursday that they were filing a complaint with the state Government Accountability Board, which oversees elections in the state, and also forwarding a copy to the Internal Revenue Service at the federal level. The complaint involves statements that Koch made to a newspaper and his organizations official non-profit, non-partisan status.
Were helping him, as we should. Weve gotten pretty good at this over the years, Koch told the Palm Beach Post in a profile story published this past weekend. Weve spent a lot of money in Wisconsin. Were going to spend more.
These organizations are a farce, said Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate, referring to AFPs 501(c)(3) status, as well as that of a state level conservative organization the MacIver Institute. This designation allows an organization to accept tax-deductible contributions and further provides that they are not required to disclose their donors, nor are they required to report their spending until after an election has taken place.
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movonne
(9,623 posts)is "we are the joke".....
hue
(4,949 posts)It brings to light how intimately a (select 1 % ) few private citizens are influencing/controlling our government. In other words, the Kochs & others of their ilk cannot rule in as much secrecy as they used to, tho they still have their not so secret meetings & liasons.
It also supports an investigation into what is exactly happening with the oligarchy movement in the US.
@kpete: thanks for posting this & other news re: WI and our crazy debacle!
highplainsdem
(48,651 posts)midnight
(26,624 posts)become of it...
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)I wonder if the bought ones ever thing they are selling their body for a cheap thrill. Wonder if SC really feel about their decision now. The Dems seem to be able to raise money also.