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| Senator DeMint fined by Federal Election Commission |
| 2008-12-23 |
| The Federal Election Commission says U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's campaign has agreed to pay $25,000 in fines for accepting donations that exceeded the legal limit. Documents recently released from the federal agency show the South Carolina Republican's campaign committee accepted 42 donations over the $2,000-per-person limit. The $68,106 in excessive donations were made in 2003 and 2004, when he won his Senate seat. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 They're getting better - they only waited until the second sentence to mention party affiliation. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-12-23 12:47 |
| #4 This is truly amazing. Facts are facts, if DeMint's campaign effed up then they should pay the fines. But where in the hell is the FEC investigation - with accompanying bad publicity -about what at least was the strong appearance of massive malfeasance in the Obama campaign? In their natural reaction to want to support the country and its leader, many non-Obama supporters surely cannot be forgetting what new and shocking lows this last campaign set not just in the financial area but in terms of thuggery and abuse (J the P's treatment by state govt., etc.). Like most with any sense I've always opposed all but the most basic transparency-oriented campaign finance rules, but this last campaign was so ugly in so many ways, it adds to the ignominy and bad precedent of the substantive result. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2008-12-23 11:15 |
| #3 FEC investigation of the Obama donations - when hell freezes over cause they're exempt. The FEC is like gun control - aimed at law abiding, not the criminal. Both abridge fundamental Constitutional guarantees no matter how lawyers weasel word their excuses. |
| Posted by: P2k on holiday 2008-12-23 07:26 |
| #2 I cannot get the SEC to investigate a 140 Billion dollar scam. Do you think I want to spend a dime on Las Vegas. This Government, This fucking government is about to become cursed. Thats IT. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-12-23 02:51 |
| #1 ION $$$ = BAILOUT, RUMORMILLNEWS > COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPERS SEEK CASH FROM [US$200.0Bilyuhn]BAILOUT LOAN, or else won't be able to refinance anyone anymore; + THE LAS VEGAS GRAVY TRAIN HAS ENDED [Crashed and Burned]. Iff its in or operates in Las vegas, its failing iff not already failed - LV reportedlt on its way towards becom one of the Nation's WORST ECONOMIES??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-12-23 00:45 |