The
Indianapolis Star is reporting that the Indiana State Attorney's Generals Office (Republican AG) is filing suit against the
Economic Freedom Fund for engaging in automated push polls against Democrat Baron Hill.
From the Indy Star:
Attorney General Steve Carter has filed a lawsuit today in Brown County Circuit Court against a group making automated phone calls targeting Democratic congressional candidate Baron Hill.
Carter also is seeking a preliminary injunction against the California-based group, Economic Freedom Fund, which is financed by Bob J. Perry, a Texas homebuilder with close ties to White House adviser Karl Rove. Perry also bankrolled the Swift Boat attack ads against the war record of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry in 2004.
Carter is holding a news conference at 2:15 p.m. today to discuss the legal action.
Carter, a Republican, began investigating the calls after receiving complaints about them from people who live in the 9th Congressional District in southeastern Indiana. Hill is running to represent the district, against Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Sorrel and Libertarian Eric Schonberg.
While political calls are exempt from Indiana's do-not-call law, they are not exempt from a 1988 law which bans prerecorded automated calls. A live person must first seek a person's permission before playing a recorded message.
You read right, the EFF is funded entirely by Bob Perry, the lead financier of Swiftboat Veterans for Truth!!!
Automated calls are illegal in Indiana. Thats what happens when a Texan gives money to a Sacremento-based group to try and buy an Indiana Congressional race!
You can hear audio of the push poll at Taking Down Words.
A great development to shut down these nasty campaign tricks here in Indiana's 9th district.
Please help support Baron as we fight this smear to bring real change Hoosiers need.
Bring Back Baron!
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