[EL] Fwd: Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer On Presidential Nominations to FEC Made Today

[Steve Klein]

I can only speculate, and hope Don joins the other former FEC commissioners
on the listserv soon.

That said, without giving any credence to D21's characterization of McGahn
as "undermining" the law or demeaning any of the other commissioners, it's
clear he was a strong force at the FEC.


On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>  Serious question Steve: how does McGahn waiting for a replacement help?
> If FEC cannot act without 4 commissioners, why can't he simply resign even
> absent a successor?
>
>
> On 6/21/13 1:37 PM, Steve Klein wrote:
>
>  http://www.fec.gov/members/mcgahn/statements/DFM_Statement_062113.pdf
>
> I like this statement more.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
>
>>  fyi
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: Statement by Democracy 21
>> President Fred Wertheimer On Presidential Nominations to FEC Made Today  Date:
>> Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:08:10 -0400  From: <wertheimer at democracy21.org><wertheimer at democracy21.org>  Reply-To:
>> <kbeard at democracy21.org> <kbeard at democracy21.org>  To: Rick Hasen
>> <rhasen at law.uci.edu> <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
>>
>>   _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> Democracy 21 News Release, June 21, 2013, www.democracy21.org
>> _________________________________________________________________
>>
>> *Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer On Presidential
>> Nominations to FEC Made Today*
>>
>> We are pleased that President Obama has begun the process of nominating
>> FEC Commissioners to fill the one vacant seat and the five expired seats on
>> the Commission.
>>
>> From what we know, Ann Ravel, head of the California Fair Political
>> Practices Commission, has been an outstanding leader in the area of
>> campaign finance oversight and enforcement.  Ann Ravel has led an effort in
>> California to shed light on secret money in California elections and has
>> demonstrated a commitment to effective enforcement of campaign finance
>> disclosure laws.  She is an excellent choice for the FEC.
>>
>> We are not familiar with the record of Lee Goodman, but we hope he will
>> bring a stronger commitment to the effective administration and enforcement
>> of the campaign finance laws than his predecessor, Don McGahn, who has
>> consistently worked to undermine the law and has repeatedly opposed efforts
>> to enforce the campaign finance laws.
>>
>> We urge President Obama to move promptly to fill the remaining four
>> expired seats on the FEC with Commissioners who are committed to effective
>> enforcement of the law.
>>
>> The FEC is a failed, broken agency that has been entirely dysfunctional
>> for the last several years. The agency has a long way to go to establish
>> credibility as a real campaign finance enforcement agency and only time
>> will tell whether that is going to happen.
>>
>> The process of fixing the FEC needs to begin with President Obama
>> nominating and the Senate confirming a full, new complement of six
>> Commissioners. We need six Commissioners who are committed to carrying out
>> the campaign finance laws as enacted by Congress and interpreted by the
>> Courts and who can move beyond the gridlock that has paralyzed the agency.
>> We hope today’s nominations prove to be an important first step in
>> accomplishing that goal.
>>
>> #  #  #
>>
>> Released: June 21, 2013
>>
>> Contact Kathryn Beard, Democracy 21 at 202-355-9600 or
>> kbeard at democracy21.org
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