It seems that the FEC will finally be getting around to looking at the 527s that did most of the dirty work for the candidates in the 2006 elections. Groups like MoveOn.Org will be under the glass, as will the Swift Boat Vets.
The Federal Election Commission said yesterday that it will police “527” groups, political organizations that largely operated outside the new campaign finance limits during the 2004 presidential election, by looking at how the groups word their appeals for contributions, how they describe themselves, and how they spend their money.
If the groups make clear that they are advocating for or against a specific candidate, the FEC would regulate them.
Of course, getting rid of McCain-Feingold would make this irrelevant, but the fed never passes up a good opportunity to make new laws.