A federal judge has turned back the Democratic National Committee’s attempt to mount a legal challenge against Sen. John McCain for his decision to withdraw from the presidential public financing system.
The reason is explained in the Washinton Post story
You’ll remember that the Republican Senator borrowed money from a bank using the forthcoming public financing monies as a form of collateral, then opted out of public financing, probably so as not to be restricted by the attached spending guidelines.
Predictably, the judge has referred the complaint back to the FEC due to jurisdictional concerns; a route the DNC was attempting to circumvent. And, predictably, the FEC lacks the quorum to address the complaint.
And, predictably, the RNC is calling the suit a ‘publicity stunt’.
DNC spokeswoman Stacie Paxton predicted the judge’s ruling wouldn’t be the end of things. “John McCain still thinks the rules apply to everyone but him,” she said. “Unless there is a serious and timely investigation underway by the FEC, we will be back in court in the end of June to hold McCain accountable for breaking the law.”
i hate this pony party. as i type it on wednesday evening, im coming down from an incredibly confusing and contentious day (dealing with lawyers and banks, two things i fail to understand 😉 and im literally posting about the first ‘new’ news story i saw. soo, soo sorry…~73v
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Are you and the things all okay?
to whom do they apply?
perhaps that’s the more effective narrative for our side, 73rd.
yeah. let’s talk about free market justice…