Re: FAIRENHEIT 9/11 REVIEW
This is the part of the campaign finance reform law that Mr. Moore (or more specifically, the Weinstein Brothers, and their film distribution company) allegedly violated...<br /><br />Restrictions on Broadcast Ads Featuring Federal Candidates<br /><br />When Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002<br />(BCRA), it imposed new restrictions on broadcast advertisements designed to influence<br />the outcome of a Federal election. Prior to BCRAs enactment, ads by independent<br />groups (except for political committees) were subject to the Commissions authority only<br />if they expressly advocated the election or defeat of a candidate. BCRA, however,<br />imposes restrictions on a broader array of ads, which are called electioneering<br />communications.<br /> An electioneering communication is defined to include any broadcast,<br />cable or satellite communication which<br />(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office;<br />(II) is made within<br />(aa) 60 days before a general, special, or runoff<br />election for the office sought by the candidate; or<br />(bb) 30 days before a primary or preference election,<br />or a convention or caucus of a political party that has<br />authority to nominate a candidate, for the office<br />sought by the candidate; and<br />(III) in the case of a communication which refers to a<br />candidate for an office other than President or Vice<br />President, is targeted to the relevant electorate.<br />2 U.S.C. § 434(f)(3)(A)(i).<br /> Corporations are barred from paying for electioneering communications. 2<br />U.S.C. § 441b(2).<br /> Foreign nationals are barred from directly or indirectly funding<br />electioneering communications. 2 U.S.C. § 441e(a)(1)(C). (The<br />definition of a foreign national includes natural persons, as well as foreign<br />entities, such as corporations organized under the laws of a foreign<br />country. See 22 U.S.C. § 611(b).)<br /> Persons making electioneering communications are required to disclosure<br />their expenditures to the Federal Election Commission within 24 hours of<br />the date on which the disbursements for the production and airing of the<br />communications exceed $10,000 within a calendar year. 2 U.S.C. §§<br />434(f)(1) and (4).<br /> Ads that qualify as electioneering communications must also include a<br />disclosure statement that includes:<br />the name and permanent street address, telephone<br />number or World Wide Web address of the person<br />who paid for the communication and state that the<br />communication is not authorized by any candidate<br />or candidates committee.<br />2 U.S.C. § 441d(a)(3).
This is the part of the campaign finance reform law that Mr. Moore (or more specifically, the Weinstein Brothers, and their film distribution company) allegedly violated...<br /><br />Restrictions on Broadcast Ads Featuring Federal Candidates<br /><br />When Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002<br />(BCRA), it imposed new restrictions on broadcast advertisements designed to influence<br />the outcome of a Federal election. Prior to BCRAs enactment, ads by independent<br />groups (except for political committees) were subject to the Commissions authority only<br />if they expressly advocated the election or defeat of a candidate. BCRA, however,<br />imposes restrictions on a broader array of ads, which are called electioneering<br />communications.<br /> An electioneering communication is defined to include any broadcast,<br />cable or satellite communication which<br />(I) refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office;<br />(II) is made within<br />(aa) 60 days before a general, special, or runoff<br />election for the office sought by the candidate; or<br />(bb) 30 days before a primary or preference election,<br />or a convention or caucus of a political party that has<br />authority to nominate a candidate, for the office<br />sought by the candidate; and<br />(III) in the case of a communication which refers to a<br />candidate for an office other than President or Vice<br />President, is targeted to the relevant electorate.<br />2 U.S.C. § 434(f)(3)(A)(i).<br /> Corporations are barred from paying for electioneering communications. 2<br />U.S.C. § 441b(2).<br /> Foreign nationals are barred from directly or indirectly funding<br />electioneering communications. 2 U.S.C. § 441e(a)(1)(C). (The<br />definition of a foreign national includes natural persons, as well as foreign<br />entities, such as corporations organized under the laws of a foreign<br />country. See 22 U.S.C. § 611(b).)<br /> Persons making electioneering communications are required to disclosure<br />their expenditures to the Federal Election Commission within 24 hours of<br />the date on which the disbursements for the production and airing of the<br />communications exceed $10,000 within a calendar year. 2 U.S.C. §§<br />434(f)(1) and (4).<br /> Ads that qualify as electioneering communications must also include a<br />disclosure statement that includes:<br />the name and permanent street address, telephone<br />number or World Wide Web address of the person<br />who paid for the communication and state that the<br />communication is not authorized by any candidate<br />or candidates committee.<br />2 U.S.C. § 441d(a)(3).
<br /><br />If you feel compelled to see it, I suggest getting it off the internet for free so NONE of your money goes toward the campaign (as you know some of it does)<br /><br />H.
