Now that the election is over, will the FEC hear Kerry's complaint?

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Remember back in August when the Kerry campaign filed this complaint with the FEC? The FEC ruled that they would not act on any complaints until after the election. Well guess what? The election is over. Is this one of the aces that Kerry might have up his sleeve. I know for a fact that Kerry has prima facia evidence that proves illegal coordination between the two groups. I certainly hope he plans to use it.



http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/20/kerry.swiftboat/

Kerry files FEC complaint against swift boat group
Accuses 527 of illegally working with Bush campaign


August 21, 2004

CNN) -- The Kerry presidential campaign filed a complaint Friday with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that ads from an anti-Kerry veterans' group are inaccurate and "illegally coordinated" with Republicans and the Bush-Cheney campaign.

The complaint -- filed against Swift Boat Veterans for Truth -- states that "... there is overwhelming evidence that SBVT is coordinating its expenditures on advertising and other activities designed to influence the presidential election with the Bush-Cheney campaign."

A spokesman for the group, composed of Vietnam veterans who served on swift boats, said it had no response to the complaint. Members have previously denied coordinating with the Bush campaign.

A spokesman for the Bush campaign dismissed the complaint as "frivolous and false," but said it welcomed a broader look at the so-called 527 groups, tax-exempt organizations that engage in political activities.