Bar prosecutions under readings the election commission rejects
What the document says“The President should direct the DOJ and the attorney general not to prosecute individuals under an interpretation of the law with which the FEC”
The full sentence covers interpretations the commission, as the expert agency Congress designated to enforce the law civilly and issue regulations, does not agree with. The chapter says prosecutors should consult all official commission actions including prior enforcement actions, regulatory pronouncements and advisory opinions, and that this should hold even where commissioners split three to three, since the commission cannot act without four affirmative votes.
What the document actually says“The President should direct the DOJ and the attorney general not to prosecute individuals under an interpretation of the law with which the FEC”
Say the vote agency reads the law one way. Do not charge people under a different reading.
One agency sets the rules for money in votes. The Justice Department can bring charges. The book says it must go by that agency's reading.
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