Getting All Wonky
Published by BG on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 10:21 AM.History could haunt McCain, Thompson bids - Politico.com
And since (the) passage (of McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform), opposition to the law among Republicans has spread beyond the activist groups hungry to run advertisements during campaign seasons.
In February, the California state party convened a training session for newly elected county treasurers in Sacramento to go over reporting requirements under McCain-Feingold. Many were shocked to discover they could face jail time if their records were incorrect. "They were coming out of their chairs yelling at the state treasurer," recalled one participant.
Hilarious. A group of Republican elected officials screaming in opposition to the rule of law, essentially flabbergasted that they themselves - good Republican soldiers - may be held accountable for the quote-unquote-mistakes made handling the trust placed upon them by their electorate.
Even from a new chorus, the song remains the same...
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