They are much more frightened of these committees than they used to be".
Unfortunately, some of these committees have drafted parallel (and irreconcilable) laws, leaving key issues unresolved.
So the sluice gates are open on both ends of these committees.
A survey by PIRC found that only 46% of these committees are "fully independent".
"If you start letting a guy like Rush Limbaugh in, he would assert himself into one of these committees and he will start to talk about policy.
Some campaign finance experts say that the fate of these committees could have a strong impact on the law's integrity, determining whether it effectively controls soft money or contains loopholes that allow millions to pour into the system.
The article made clear that nobody, including the organizers of these committees, truly believes they will operate independently of party leaders, who are likely to call the shots just as they do now.
Though they will have to abide by the advertising restrictions, some of these committees will be able to register and mobilize voters, so long as their efforts are not coordinated with a federal candidate.
"I cringe at the notion that the would-be chairs of these committees are engaging in a mad dash to gather as much soft money as possible, then thinking about the potential obligations incurred by asking for and receiving these six-plus-figure contributions from the very entities being regulated by these committees".
The study compared how much the two most senior members of these committees raised in campaign contributions in the 1998 election cycle, before they were leaders, with their fund-raising totals in 2010, when they were either already the chairman or ranking member — or about to take over one of those jobs.
"There are no SFA employees on any of these committees.
