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The @FEC is responsible for enforcing campaign finance laws for presidential & congressional campaigns.
Today is its "birthday," but there's not much to celebrate: it has repeatedly failed to do its job, w/ real consequences that impact our lives. Thread:
campaignlegal.org/update/lets-ce…
Today is its "birthday," but there's not much to celebrate: it has repeatedly failed to do its job, w/ real consequences that impact our lives. Thread:
campaignlegal.org/update/lets-ce…
Its commissioners routinely deadlock and fail to hold bad actors accountable. The @FEC is not just another example of a dysfunctional government bureaucracy: the problem at the @FEC is about commissioners who do not believe in the role of the agency.
This matters. The @FEC's failure to enforce our campaign finance laws has led to an explosion in secret spending, and our politics are increasingly rigged in favor of special interests.
This tilts the playing field and affects almost any issue we care about, regardless of party.
This tilts the playing field and affects almost any issue we care about, regardless of party.
Substantively, this matter is about the importance of transparency—the voters obviously should have known about McDougal’s allegations well before the elections, and AMI’s illegal hush money payment meant they did not.
But this isn’t an example of @FEC enforcement—it is almost five years after the 2016 election, and all the investigative work was done by the federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York. The FEC is just free-riding here.
American democracy has suffered attacks over the past decade.
It’s time for change.
The #ForThePeopleAct (#HR1) would enact some of the greatest improvements our democracy has seen in decades. What's in the bill? Here are some of the highlights: 1/
campaignlegal.org/update/how-hr-…
It’s time for change.
The #ForThePeopleAct (#HR1) would enact some of the greatest improvements our democracy has seen in decades. What's in the bill? Here are some of the highlights: 1/
campaignlegal.org/update/how-hr-…
#HR1 will protect access to the fundamental right to vote. It would ensure voters can always register on Election Day and are not wrongfully purged from voter rolls. The bill would also expand the right to vote by mail to every eligible voter. 2/
campaignlegal.org/update/safe-an…
campaignlegal.org/update/safe-an…
#HR1 will end partisan gerrymandering & ensure #FairMaps for all. H.R.1 requires the establishment of an independent redistricting commission (IRC) in each state, a reform essential to restoring confidence that every vote matters. Learn more about IRCs: 3/
campaignlegal.org/democracyu/acc…
campaignlegal.org/democracyu/acc…
#BREAKING: We just filed an @FEC complaint alleging the Trump campaign secretly hid the ultimate recipients of nearly $170 million in spending. Unlawful secrecy is unacceptable for any presidential campaign; our transparency laws must be enforced. campaignlegal.org/update/clc-fil…
The Trump campaign reported millions in payments to firms headed by Trump’s former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, and other firms, who disbursed funds to the campaign’s ultimate vendors. This had the effect of hiding millions in payments. 
We’ve asked the @FEC—the only federal agency dedicated to enforcing the laws governing presidential campaigns—to take action. However, the @FEC lacks a quorum and cannot take action. We need a strong, reformed @FEC to protect the integrity of our elections. #FixTheFEC
