McCain Emulates Bush -- Breaks (And Gives Middle Finger To) Federal Law That Gets In His Way

Late last month, the DNC filed a formal complaint against John McCain demanding that McCain be held to the confines of the public financing law(yes, the very one he wrote with Russ Feingold) for having accepted federal campaign matching funds last year to revive his failing candidacy (technically, he pledged the expectation of these funds in order to secure an immediate $1 million loan, which has the same effect of accepting the matching funds). For a refresher summary on this complaint, go here.

Now, one month later, this issue may be growing new legs in the form of another complaint filed by firedoglake. Remember, because McCain accepted public financing (or arguably did according to FEC rules based upon the huge loan using these funds as collateral), he capped himself at spending no more than $56 million before he became the official GOP candidate, which will not happen until the Republican convention in September. As he has now officially spent over the allowable limit, the new complaint asserts that John McCain now has actually violated campaign finance law.

Firedoglake is circulating an online petition for signatures to send to the Federal Elections Commission in support of this new complaint. Go here to sign.

McCain must be held accountable for his now blatant violation of the McCain-Feingold Bill. He is legally prohibited from spending another dime on his candidacy (not that he really needs to since Hillary and Obama are doing his dirty work for him).

McCain continues to flaunt this law, insisting that he "changed his mind" and no longer wants the funds. The trick, though, is that, once accepted, it takes a vote at the FEC to allow a candidate to opt out. This hasn't happened yet and, now that McCain has broken federal law, it should no longer matter whether he one day gets the requisite permission.

Regardless of what ultimately happens, McCain has shown that he is ready, willing and anxious to take a page directly out of GW's handbook and bend and break the laws of this land to suit his daily political needs. Imagine what more harm and damage he'll inflict on our laws and Constitution if he's elected in November.