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F.E.C. Sues Republican Group Over Political Contributions
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Sep 19, 2005 10:21pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 20, 2005 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By GLEN JUSTICE
Published: September 20, 2005
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 - The Federal Election Commission filed suit Monday against the Club for Growth, a well-funded Republican group, in an effort to force the organization to comply with limits on political contributions.
The suit is the first major enforcement case to involve a "527 committee," the independent political organizations that both Republicans and Democrats used to raise and spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2004 races. Commission officials describe it as a test case that could have a major impact on how future elections are financed.
"This is one of the most important suits the commission has brought in the last decade," said Michael Toner, the commission's Republican vice chairman.
Last year's election was the first conducted under the McCain-Feingold law of 2002, which banned political parties from accepting unlimited contributions known as soft money. However, donors continued to direct six- and seven-figure checks to 527 committees, which argued that they could still legally accept unlimited soft money contributions.
After months of legal wrangling last year, the commission declined to adopt new regulations that would specifically require 527 groups to register with the F.E.C. and submit to contribution limits and other regulations. Donors are allowed to give $5,000 to a political action committee each year. |
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