FEC Hobbled By Resignations Going Into 2020 Campaign Season

Ellen Weintraub, commission chair of the FEC, talks with Rachel Maddow about what it means in practical terms that the FEC does not have a quorum after the resignation of another commissioner.

This is great news! Thanks Ron!

Why would you call this report, Good News, Steve?

The FEC is an unnecessary agency. It's one of those ugly conventions started by Nixon, like private tax disclosure.

The Federal Election Commission is a Independent Regulatory Agency is a independent regulatory agency whose purpose is to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act, the commission describes its duties as "to disclose campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding ofresidential elections."

Steve, you call that an unnecessary agency, WOW!!!

What good has Ellen Weintraub done anyone Ron?

FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, who has for days called on Trump to prove his claim that he and former Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte lost in New Hampshire due to voter fraud, released an official statement Feb. 10 asking Trump to substantiate the scheme.

"According to widespread news reports circulating today, President Trump has alleged an astonishing voter-fraud scheme that he claims denied him and former Sen. Kelly Ayotte victory in the state of New Hampshire in the 2016 elections," the statement reads.

"The scheme the President of the United States alleges would constitute thousands of felony criminal offenses under New Hampshire law."

"As a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, I am acutely aware that our democracy rests on the faith of the American people in the integrity of their elections."

She want Ttump to answer some simple questions about his clime about voter fraud, which Ttump can't answer. Ttump is hiding and he also may think that this is a good idea too, Steve which was planned by the Republicans.