DNC to sue McSame over public financing, aiming to keep him hamstrung until the Sept. RNC convention

jackson_dem

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Sun Apr-13-08 11:16 PM
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DNC to sue McSame over public financing, aiming to keep him hamstrung until the Sept. RNC convention

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Good idea.

The Democratic National Committee announced today it will file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court Monday to force Sen. John McCain to stay in the public financing system until he formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination in September.

The lawsuit asks the Court to compel the FEC to conduct an investigation into McCain's decision to unilaterally withdraw from the public financing system, and, should the FEC continue to fail to do so, to allow the DNC to sue McCain directly for disobeying campaign finance laws.

"We believe he's breaking the law every day," said DNC Executive Director Tom McMahon on a conference call Sunday.

The complaint faces some significant hurdles. For one, the FEC is hamstrung from dealing with the complex legal issues by a shortage of commissioners -- four of six seats are vacant pending senate confirmations -- and each additional step in the suit would drag out the process. So long as it remains unresolved, McCain will be able to continue to spend above the primary limits.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/13/dems_seeking_to_hamstring_mcca.html?hpid=topnews

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smiley_glad_hands

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Sun Apr-13-08 11:19 PM
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1. With Dems like Hilliary, he's got nothing to worry about. eom

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jackson_dem

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Sun Apr-13-08 11:32 PM
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3. Oh and Obama using right-wing GOP frames to attack her today was kosher?

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smiley_glad_hands

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Sun Apr-13-08 11:34 PM
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4. Lets hear it then.

Whats your argument? Give me the jist of it? We all know that Hilliary is OK with selling out the economic interests of the working class just to get elected.

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jackson_dem

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Sun Apr-13-08 11:43 PM
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5. Take it to GDP. I don't want this thread locked due to Obamite zealotry

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smiley_glad_hands

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Sun Apr-13-08 11:51 PM
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6. Obamite zealotry, Hardly.

Edited on Sun Apr-13-08 11:51 PM by smiley_glad_hands

How about anti republican agenda zealotry? I identify with that more than obama, as I have not always supported Obama.

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jackson_dem

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Mon Apr-14-08 12:06 AM
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7. Let's keep this thread anti-rethug and keep the primary candidates out of it

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sharesunited

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Sun Apr-13-08 11:23 PM
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2. That's pretty good chess. Watch for the spin. Dems are meanies <sniff>.

Edited on Sun Apr-13-08 11:24 PM by sharesunited

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defendandprotect

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Mon Apr-14-08 02:30 AM
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8. if things were reversed, Clinton/DLC would be harassing Obama to leave the race ---

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