FEC Was Right to Allow Soft Money In Calif. Initiatives

• By Michael E. Toner
• Contributing Writer
• Sept. 13, 2005, Midnight

Last month the Federal Election Commission correctly decided that the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law does not apply to the various ballot measures that California voters will consider this fall. As a result of the FEC’s ruling, Members of Congress will be able to fully participate in the initiative process in California, and there will be a level fundraising playing field between the measures’ sponsor, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), and those who oppose the ballot questions.