The Federal Election Commission meets on February 14, and will consider the Socialist Workers Party’s request to extend its exemption from having to report its campaign contributors and expenditures at that meeting. The SWP won an exemption in 1974 but it expired on December 31, 2012. The basis for the party’s having been exempt during the last 28 years was that the party demonstrated that individuals identified as members or supporters of the party, in the past, were in danger of harassment both from certain government agencies and from private individuals and groups. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.
There is no Constitutional authority for the Federal Government to require such reporting.
Jeff Daiell
ANY possible harassment IF a party calls for —
1. having the U.S.A. be a Brit colony — i.e. having NO rights.
2. abolishing the Bill of Rights
3. abolishing the 13th-14th-15th Amdts.
4. making Obama to be a king-emperor-tyrant with no Congress and NO SCOTUS — with his children becoming later tyrants.
5. etc. etc. ??? Duh.
This is unfair. Why only the Socialist Workers Party? The LP and Ron Paul when he was running get harassed all of the time.