GOP Seeks FEC Intervention Over 527's

The Washington Post reports "[T]he Republican National Committee today will ask the Federal Election Commission to ban the raising of $300 million or more in "soft money" by pro-Democratic groups seeking to pay for voter mobilization and TV ads in this year's elections."

Y'know, the 527's like moveon.org?

there's more . . .

Here's my favorite bit from the article:

RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie -- whose group previously urged the Supreme Court to overturn McCain-Feingold -- pointedly asked his Democratic counterpart, Terence R. McAuliffe, to co-sign the letter to the FEC. McAuliffe said he would consider co-signing if Gillespie would expand the request's scope to cover such pro-Republican groups as Progress for America, United Seniors Association and Americans for Tax Reform, most of which use a different section of the tax code, "501." "I look forward to your reply," McAuliffe concluded his "Dear Ed" letter.

Though, here, perhaps, is the kicker:

Conversations with some FEC members indicate the panel may be willing to take a tough enforcement stand toward 527s, both in response to a pending request for an advisory opinion and in broader rule-making. None of the commissioners was willing to commit to a specific policy, but Michael E. Toner, a Republican member, said that if independent but partisan groups are allowed to spend "hundreds of millions of dollars . . . a lot of people believe the McCain-Feingold law will be seriously undermined."