FEC: Tea Party May Not Shield Donors

[MissMillie]

Source: NPR

The Federal Election Commission has rejected a bid by conservatives to weaken the campaign-finance disclosure law. A Tea Party group had asked for a precedent-changing decision to keep its donor lists secret. It said members are being targeted for harassment and intimidation.

Read more: http://www.npr.org/2013/11/22/246665788/fec-tea-party-cant-shield-donors

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[Demeter]

1. You can tell you are not in the power groove

when you can't corrupt the process even a little...

[okaawhatever]

2. They're setting this up for a scotus decision. The Koch Bros/Tea Party have their favorite

bought-and-paid-for Judges to rule in their favor. I would love it if this went to court and they ended up losing their 501()c)4 exemption in the process. Most of those groups are listed as "social welfare" groups, so it will be hard for them to claim political persecution.

[BlueToTheBone]

8. Well, they better hurry because

we're about to get a whole new crop of judges!

[groundloop]

17. Filibuster still applies to Supreme Judges

The filibuster reform only applies to non-supreme judges, unfortunately.

[BlueToTheBone]

22. I think that might be a good thing.

In case we lose the Senate, we can stop some terrible people (if only we would.)

[starroute]

12. This is the guy whose McCutcheon case is already before the Supremes

His name is Dan Backer, and I keep posting about him here because he's such a threat. He already won one case (Carey v. FEC) that makes it possible to create so-called "hybrid PACs." Now he's got another case awaiting a Supreme Court decision, McCutcheon v. FEC, that would overturn all limits on individuals donors.

Backer is also a scammer whose business model is to set up fraudulent non-profits that solicit donations from gullible Tea Partiers and then spend most of the money paying him and his cronies as consultants. His latest group, the one whose request to be treated as small and persecuted the FEC turned down, is behind the supposed attempt to primary all the GOP Congress members who voted to raise the debt ceiling -- but although he's brought in $1 million or so, very little of that is ever going to find it's way into actual primary campaigns.

[okaawhatever]

13. Thanks for that info. i think I looked them up after one of your other posts. Isn't one of his

groups basically him and another guy at the helm. He owns the marketing company and the other guy owns a company that does polling or something? Between the two companies they account for like 90% of all expenses? It really is like a free for all with this scotus. We have to stop the money in campaigns and get a new scotus judge or two.

[hobbit709]

3. "targeted for harassment and intimidation"- Pot and kettle there.

funny how the Kochroaches scurry for the dark corners when a light is turned on.

[7962]

5. "Kochroaches". I cant believe I've never seen that before!!

[bitchkitty]

24. Kochroaches - excellent! n/t

[BlueJazz]

4. Of course they're being harrassed. They're right-wing nuts trying to screw everybody on the planet.

What the hell did they expect ??

[cosmicone]

15. Everyone on the planet and the planet itself. n/t

[Scuba]

6. It's all projection ...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/wisconsin-makes-recall-petition-names-public-despite-security-concerns.html

[Laelth]

7. Good. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[LynneSin]

9. Anyone dumb enough to donate to these racist a-holes deserves to have their name outted

nuff said!

[Berlum]

10. RepubliBagger Occultism (R) is an evil virus on America

Glad the RepubliBagger Occultists (R) got spanked on this.

But their systematic OCCULTISM (R) goes way further, and stinks way worse.

[madrchsod]

11. SOROS! SOROS! SOROS!

they want to hide their contributors while making sure the other side can`t hide theirs.

[JEFF9K]

14. We have a right to know who is ruining our country!

[vinny9698]

16. True Patriots Would Be Proud of Their Work

If they are according to their view, saving America, they should wear their support like a badge of honor.
Why are they ashamed of their actions?

[frylock]

19. this

[groundloop]

18. Harassment and intimidation - like being expected to pay taxes and follow the law

If these groups don't get every last bit of special treatment that they want they claim they're being discriminated against.

[Historic NY]

20. They're cowards that want anonymity to spew their bullshit...

to the weak minded.

[Turbineguy]

21. Tea Party Donors are being harassed alright

by the voices in their heads and their imaginary enemies. If their names are kept secret, the pixies and goblins will go away!

[Cha]

23. the teabaggers need all secrecy and shit because

otherwise everyone sees the devil incarnate is funding their slop.