DNC to file complaint about McCain's campaign to the FEC

[madfloridian]

Democrats Plan to Complain to FEC About McCain

The Democratic National Committee will file a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has illegally blown through spending limits imposed by the presidential public financing system.

"This is a classic example of someone who talks one way and does the other," DNC Chairman Howard Dean said today. "Our purpose here is to get him to obey the law."

The complaint is based on a dispute between McCain, who appears headed toward his party's nomination for president, and the FEC, which notified him last week that it had not approved his request to withdraw from the public funding system. McCain had applied for public funds last year when his campaign was running on fumes. After he won a series of early primaries, he requested to withdraw from the system. The FEC typically permits candidates to withdraw if they have not spent any of the public matching funds, or have not used the promise of federal money to obtain a loan.

The DNC plans to argue that McCain did obtain a loan based on the promise of repaying it with federal funds, party attorney Joe Sandler said. The Democrats also plan to claim that McCain cannot withdraw from the public financing system without the FEC taking up the matter; the commission made that contention itself in its letter to McCain. The FEC has been unable to consider McCain's request because it lacks a quorum. (Congress is deadlocked over the confirmation of four appointees to the six-member commission.)

[madfloridian]

1. Kick, dropping fast. Important.

[MH1]

2. Good catch, and Go Howard!

:thumbsup:

[RoadRage]

3. K & R

[Warren Stupidity]

4. Obama should enter into no deal on public financing with McStain.

The crap he is attempting to pull with the bank loan is indicative of his true intentions with respect to public financing.

[K Gardner]

5. K&R

[4themind]

6. Thanks for the info mad floridian

It should be very interesting, although, if I recall correctly, the FEC doesn't have enough members to make enforceable judgements ,due to a fight with the white house over the nominations process(I could be wrong about that), so I'm really not sure what will happen.Here's another quote from the article

"McCain's advisers have so far brushed off the FEC's concerns, noting that the lack of a quorum means the FEC chairman's letter carries no weight. But the Democrats' complaint could increase the pressure on McCain to respond to the matter."

The worst thing at this point will be negative publicity most likely, and possibly damage the perception of his commitment to public financing.

[madfloridian]

7. Right...the negative publicity is about all we can hope for.

But it is better than just ignoring it. :hi:

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