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FEC: "The Commission is made up of six members, who are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. Each member s
by thyrsus 9y ago
FEC: "The Commission is made up of six members, who are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. Each member serves a six-year term, and two seats are subject to appointment every two years.[1] By law, no more than three Commissioners can be members of the same political party, and at least four votes are required for any official Commission action."
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Given the Republican's enthusiasm for pursuing Trump pecadillos, nothing will ever come from there.
- JumpCrisscross 9y agoEvery state has election laws and an Attorney General to enforce them. They have already taken an interest in Cambridge Analytica [1]. Palantir shouldn’t expect partisan protection. [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cambridge-analytica-state-attorneys-general-send-letter-to-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cambridge-analytica-state-attor...
- ineedasername 9y agoAnd in fact the DOJ itself has been picking up the slack long kept flaccid by the FEC: https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/justice-department-now-campaign-finance-beat https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/justice-department-now-ca...
- forapurpose 9y agoAnd in fact, the GOP members of the FEC have virtually crippled it for years now. When was the last time you remember the FEC enforcing election law?