Tuesday, April 01, 2003

FEC Lawyers Back Socialist Workers Party
The Socialist Workers Party, long allowed to keep its donors secret because of the danger of harassment, should continue to receive the special protection, Federal Election Commission lawyers say.

The Socialist Workers Party advocates a Marxist revolution to overthrow the U.S. government. Taking the Russian and Cuban revolutions of the 20th century as models, it wants to replace the country's capitalist system with a government of workers and farmers.

"It is a small political party and controversial, and contributors could be easily deterred from acting on their conscience out of fear of retaliation," said Michael Krinsky, a New York attorney representing the party.

I'm sure in some parts of Boston it is very unpopular to give money to Republican candidates too. The campaign finance law may be nonsense and un-American, but until the Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional, I want to see who gives the commies money.

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