<div>Pat,</div> <div>What do you think about the Palouse Rentals and Construction contribution? What happens if a PAC or campaign accepts an illegal contribution? I don't know what the SOS does, but the candidate or PAC should give the money back -in my opinion. Perhaps it is operating as a DBA and no longer incorporated, maybe that's legal -I don't know. <BR><BR><B><I>pkraut@moscow.com</I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I agree with you 100%!<BR><BR><BR>> That's why it is called a "public" record and a financial "disclosure". <BR>Anyone can have<BR>access to it and anyone can see who has contributed. Who cares who <BR>contributes to any<BR>campaign as long as it was done within legal parameters. One side might <BR>not like that so<BR>and so gave the other side money while that side gets money from someone <BR>the other side<BR>doesn't like. Who cares. Every side to
every campaign has it's list of <BR>supporters. I<BR>bet no matter what side you look at, there would be someone who donates to <BR>one campaign<BR>that doesn't to another campaign. Even if they do, maybe they don't <BR>donate at the same<BR>rate. That is, maybe they give one candidate $25 but give another one $50 -<BR>so what. As<BR>long as it is done legally, it doesn't really matter. The reason there <BR>are "sides" is<BR>because of differences in ideology and vision -wrong or right, it is all a <BR>matter of<BR>perspective. What it comes down to is this...every candidate has to raise <BR>money -period. <BR>As long as they are<BR>> fine with who gave it and it is legal - who cares. Some candidates can <BR>raise more money<BR>than others -some need to (especially if they don't have the benefit of a <BR>PAC -sorry, my<BR>little jab). It all depends on the race and the candidates. (but even if <BR>a candidate has<BR>the benefit of a PAC they may not need to raise huge
bucks -just to be <BR>fair. To be<BR>fair-the only disclosure I have seen is the GMA one posted here. It's good <BR>for them that<BR>someone gave $50, $100, $500, and even $1,000. I think it is more <BR>impressive though when<BR>a candidate can raise the money on their own. I am actually more <BR>impressed when they do<BR>raise a lot and from the people. It tells me that real people want to see <BR>them elected. <BR>That last sentence is not a jab at any one side because I haven't seen any <BR>of their<BR>disclosures, but my honest feelings on the matter. Get over it and worry <BR>about your own<BR>campaign -no matter who you are. Please send your checks to:...<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen <THANSEN@MOSCOW.COM>wrote: >From the BLog at:<BR>> <BR>> http://tinyurl.com/yt2lmu (and attached as PDF file)<BR>> <BR>> Dale Courtney stated:<BR>> <BR>> "Jimmy isn't publishing the names. But I will be. <BR>> <BR>> It's public record. And it's important that my
readers realize who is<BR>> supporting the candidates. <BR>> <BR>> Standby."<BR>> <BR>> Very good, Dale.<BR>> <BR>> Now perhaps you can also explain the $1,000 contribution made to GMA's<BR>> Political Action Committee (on October 12, 2007) by "Palouse Rental and<BR>> Construction", a company that was administratively dissolved by the Idaho<BR>> Secretary of State's office for failure to file annual reports since <BR>2004.<BR>> <BR>> Perhaps we should also discuss this defunct company's president John <BR>Ficc in<BR>> a rather interesting thread I call "Where are They Now?"<BR>> <BR>> Moscow anxiously awaits your response.<BR>> <BR>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college<BR>> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<BR>> <BR>> - Dale Courtney (March 28,
2007)<BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Kris Freitag [mailto:kfreitag@roadrunner.com] <BR>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:39 PM<BR>> To: 'Tom Hansen'; 'Mark Solomon'; 'Bill London'; 'v2020'<BR>> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] More GMA PAC Financial Disclosure Report<BR>> <BR>> A quick search of John Ficca picked up the following at<BR>> http://www.lni.wa.gov/news/2000/pr000214a.asp <BR>> <BR>> " TUMWATER - An Idaho employer must pay more than $95,000 in unpaid <BR>wages to<BR>> 12 current and former employees in the Spokane area according to a<BR>> settlement agreement announced today by the Department of Labor and<BR>> Industries.<BR>> <BR>> John Ficca, of Moscow, Idaho, owner of Art's Electric, Inc., also has <BR>been<BR>> permanently prohibited from bidding on or performing work on future <BR>public<BR>> works projects in Washington. Ficca also does business as Palouse Country<BR>> Electric and U Cities
Contracting.<BR>> <BR>> The permanent "debarment" - the first of its kind in an L&I prevailing <BR>wage<BR>> case - resulted from charges that Ficca failed to pay his employees the<BR>> correct rate of prevailing wage for the work they performed on six <BR>different<BR>> public works projects for Washington State University and for the City of<BR>> Pullman from 1995 through 1997."<BR>> <BR>> Hmmm.<BR>> <BR>> Kris Freitag<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-<BR>bounces@moscow.com]<BR>> On Behalf Of Tom Hansen<BR>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 3:47 PM<BR>> To: 'Mark Solomon'; 'Bill London'; 'v2020'<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] More GMA PAC Financial Disclosure Report<BR>> <BR>> Mark Solomon stated:<BR>> <BR>> "As I'm always interested in who is contributing big $$ in elections, I<BR>> looked it up and saw Palouse Rentals and
Construction had donated $1000 <BR>to<BR>> GMA. Maybe I'm just out of the loop, but I did not know that name. A <BR>quick<BR>> search on the Sec'y of State website gives up John Ficca as the <BR>president of<BR>> the corporation, which, by the way, has been administratively dissolved <BR>by<BR>> the Sec'y of State for failure to file annual reports since 2004."<BR>> <BR>> It would be most interesting to see on what account the contribution <BR>check<BR>> (or automated funds transfer) was submitted against.<BR>> <BR>> If the contribution was honestly submitted by the company reflected in <BR>the<BR>> Financial Disclosure Report, I am guessing that the Idaho Secretary of <BR>state<BR>> would be interested in the matter.<BR>> <BR>> If the contribution was fraudulently submitted by a defunct company, I am<BR>> just as certain that the people of Moscow would be most interested in the<BR>> names of the people making such a
contribution.<BR>> <BR>> Things that make you go . . .<BR>> <BR>> Hmmm.<BR>> <BR>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college<BR>> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<BR>> <BR>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>> http://www.fsr.net <BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> =======================================================<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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