Watchdog: Romney super-PAC contribution might have been illegal

[cal04]

A watchdog called for a Federal Election Commission investigation Monday of contributions from a super-PAC to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign.

The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint with the commission to request further inquiries into Restore Our Future’s paid television spots using a 2008 Romney campaign ad. The center said this action is breaking the law because super-PACs are not allowed to make direct or in-kind contributions to candidates, including re-publishing campaign materials “prepared by a candidate.”

“Restore Our Future’s expenditure to republish a Romney campaign ad is considered a contribution from the Super PAC to the Romney campaign under FEC regulations, but Super PACs are prohibited from contributing to candidates,” Campaign Legal Center counsel Paul Ryan said in a statement.

“The airing of these ads constitutes a clear violation of federal law by the shadow campaign committee Restore Our Future.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/212819-watchdog-romney-campaign-might-have-received-illegal-super-pac-contribution

[FLyellowdog]

1. This Super PAC crap needs to be stopped. nt

[sofa king]

4. I say let 'em lose their money first.

Once they've lost their money and the election they will not consider the current situation to be so advantageous to them.

Then they'll have to give something away--to us--to change it.

[Justice wanted]

2. ...

The company I worked for use to do make calls for the company. I use to have to do "thank you calls" for them.

[McCamy Taylor]

3. Oooo! Even the Supremely Stupid Court will have to call that illegal.

[0rganism]

5. future's looking bright for santorum

aka there's a lot of santorum in the GOP's future.