Top Republicans mount 2-pronged attack on 527s (Soft money fundraising)

[Whoa_Nelly]

Top Republicans are aggressively questioning the legality of a host of newly created Democratic soft money organizations, sparking alarm among lobbyists and Democratic lawmakers, who accuse the GOP of having launched a partisan witchhunt.

House Republicans have asked six high-profile Democratic fundraising groups to testify before the Committee on House Administration.

Separately, Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), yesterday sent letters to the heads of leading good-government groups questioning their silence on the activity of Democratic-aligned soft-money groups.

At issue is the proliferation of 527 political action committees. A campaign finance law enacted last year banned the traditional conduits for soft money through committees linked to the national parties.

more...
http://www.thehill.com/news/111803/softmoney.aspx

[mbperrin]

1. Boy, these Republicans

are so sad! They just can't raise any money!

Except from oil companies, Scaife, lumber groups, the steel industry, defense contractors, chambers of commerce, construction companies, banks, insurance companies, drug companies, oilfield service companies, accounting firms, stock brokerages, and a few other assorted millionaires and billionaires!

[kainah]

2. And did they ask Tom DeLay?

He is, after all, the one who began using this loophole and his two major fundraising units are 527s. So typical.........

[TahitiNut]

3. Duplicate

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=224672

I'm locking this thread. Interested DUers are welcome to continue discussing this in the referenced thread.

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