http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ralph_ReedIn 1996, the Federal Election Commission brought an enforcement (Civil Action No. 96-1781 (JHG)) alleging that the Christian Coalition "violated federal campaign finance laws during congressional elections in 1990, 1992 and 1994, and the presidential election in 1992."
According to the enforcement, Ralph Reed "served as the Executive Director of the Coalition from October 2, 1989 until June 11, 1997. Reed also joined the Board of Directors in 1994. As Executive Director, Reed supervised the day-to-day operations of the Coalition and formulated policy for legislative projects. Reed was responsible for fund raising activities and publications, press communications, and various other supervisory tasks. The voter guides, congressional scorecards and training sessions were all the brainchild of Reed." The FEC also claimed that the Coalition had "the additional purpose of influencing elections at the federal, state, and local levels."
The first issue in the case involved Reed and a 1992 speech he made in Montana "using general treasury funds to finance communications that expressly advocated the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate" and "whether 'express advocacy' by corporations and labor organizations is limited to communications that use specified phrases, such as 'vote for Smith' or 'support Robinson,' or whether a more substantive inquiry into the clearly intended effect of a communication is permissible."
The FEC alleged, in part, "that the Coalition used general corporate funds to expressly advocate the election or defeat of certain candidates through" Reed's speech. Judgment on this issue was in favor of the Coalition.this is how you do copycat threads, right?
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