On May 9, the 11th circuit denied the Reform Party’s petition for a rehearing in Federal Election Commission v Reform Party. This is the case in which the FEC has been seeking repayment of $333,000 that it gave to the party for its national convention in 2000. As a result, the national party remains under a court order that it not spend any money on anything except repayment of the debt. Therefore, it is unable to spend money on fund-raising. It is most unlikely the FEC will ever get its money back.
I would think this ruling killed any small chance the Reform Party had of ever rebuilding and becoming a national third party again
And I would think any honorable party that opposes as much federal activity as the CP CLAIMS to oppose would have refused to take taxpayer money in the first place.
Nice example of chickens coming home.
This is very interesting. I wonder how the “group” that is calling itself the “Reform Party” will continue to spend thounsands of dollars per month suing real party leaders in their frivilious case in Florida. It would appear to me to continue to do so would be contempt of court. Someone should tell the court.