WHILE POLITICS MIGHT BE DROWNINGIN A SEA OF MONEY, FEDERAL LAW

FORBIDS SUPER PACS FROMCOORDINATING WITH THE CAMPAIGNS

THEY SUPPORT AND THERE'S ANORGANIZATION REGULATES IT.

JORDAN KLEPPER HAS MORE.

>> THE FEDERAL ELECTIONCOMMISSION, CREATED IN RESPONSE

TO WATERGATE, HAS BEENREGULATING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS

SINCE 1975.

ITS INTENTION IS TO KEEP OURGOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY

THE PEOPLE.

BUT LATELY, ACCORDING TOWATCHDOG ANN RABBLE, THIS AGENCY

ISN'T DOING JACK.

>> THE F.E.C., WHICH IS SUPPOSEDTO BE ENFORCING CAMPAIGN FINANCE

LAWS SO PEOPLE HAVE TRUST IN THESYSTEM, ISN'T.

I WOULD SAY THAT IT ISENORMOUSLY DYSFUNCTIONAL.

>> CAN YOU IMAGINE WORKINGTHERE?

THOSE POOR BASTARDS.

>> I AM THE CHAIR OF THE FEDERALELECTION COMMISSION.

>> WHOA

WHOA IS RIGHT.

SHE'S THE LEADER OF THISENORMOUSLY DYSFUNCTIONAL AGENCY,

HER WORDS.

WHAT DOES THE F.E.C. ACTUALLYDO?

>> VERY LITTLE.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE THECHAIRWOMAN OF THE F.E.C.?

>> YES.

LATELY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TOREGULATE.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EVENINVESTIGATE.

>> OKAY, BUT THERE ARE ELECTIONLAWS, AND THIS IS THE COMMISSION

TO ENFORCE THOSE LAWS.

THEY MUST DO SOMETHING.

I WANT TO PLAY A LITTLE GAMECALLED "COULD I GET AWAY WITH

THIS."

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> LET'S SAY, IF A SUPER PACCALLS ITSELF CARLY FOR AMERICA,

CAN YOU GET AWAY WITH THAT?

>> WELL, ACTUALLY, YOU CANNOTUSE THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE IN A

SUPER PAC.

>> BOOM!

AND WHEN THE ACTUAL CARLY FORAMERICA SUPER PAC TRIED JUST

THAT, THE F.E.C. SAID, NOT ON MYWATCH!

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DOABOUT IT CARLY SUPER PAC?

SO THE CARLY FOR AMERICASUPER PAC CAN USE THE FOLLOWING

NAME, CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIPFOR AMERICA OR CARLY FOR

AMERICA, OR CARLY.

>> NO FLIPPING WAY.

SO THIS IS ILLEGAL, THIS ISLEGAL?

>> ACCORDING TO THEDETERMINATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN

MADE AT THE F.E.C.

>> WELL, THAT'S BULLSHIT.

BULLSHIT AS IN BAD SHIT,UNBELIEVABLY LOONY, LUDICROUSLY

SHOCKING, IT'S TERRIBLE.

BULLSHIT.

THERE'S NO WAY THE U.S. FEDERALELECTION COMMISSION COULD BE

THAT COMPLETELY USELESS.

SO I WENT TO SEE THESE GUYS INACTION.

>> THE REASON FOR NOT VOTING ISWHAT?

>> I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WILLHAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT.

ARE WE READY TO VOTE TODAY?

>> WELL, I THINK THE COMMISSIONUNDERSTANDING WAS WE WANTED TO

SCHEDULE THIS.

>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE TODAYBUT --

>> THEY WEREN'T EVEN VOTING ANDWHEN THEY DO THEY DEADLOCK EIGHT

TIMES AS MUCH AS THEY USED TO.

DO I EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHY?

>> THE COMMISSION, IT'S THREEREPUBLICANS AND THREE DEMOCRATS.

>> WAIT, IT'S AN EVEN NUMBER?

IT IS.

I ACTUALLY DON'T THINK THAT THEEVEN NUMBER IS NECESSARILY A BAD

THING, BUT THREE OF THECOMMISSIONERS DO NOT BELIEVE IN

THE PURPOSE OF THE AGENCY.

>> WHO ARE THE THREE?

THE THREE ARE REPUBLICANCOMMISSIONERS, BUT I HESITATE

USING THE PARTY DESIGNATION.

>> IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOUHESITATED TOO MUCH.

>> NO, NOT TOO MUCH.

>> HOW DID THIS PARTISANBICKERING AFFECT THE INTEGRITY

OF THE ELECTIONS?

>> THE LIKELY ENFORCEMENT OFMAJOR CASES IN THIS ELECTION

CYCLE IS SLIM.

>> YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON TV RIGHTNOW.

YOU'RE TELLING ALL THOSEPOLITICIANS OUT THERE WE CAN'T

DO SHIT.

YOU KNOW THAT?

>> ACTUALLY, THEY KNOW THIS.

BASED ON THE MONEY THEYRAISED, THEY DO.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK AT AGUTLESS, WORTHLESS

REGULATORY AGENCY?

IT SUCKS.

THE F.E.C. IS DOWN HERE INCUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

THEY'RE TRULY SUFFERING, SO IWAS GOING TO LIFT THE F.E.C.

SPIRIT WITH SOME DAILYAFFIRMATIONS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WOULD THIS BE NICE IF WE PUT ITSO YOU COULD SEE IT FROM YOUR

DESK?

SO CHAIRWOMAN RABBLE WOULDN'TFEEL SO BAD, I INTRODUCED HER TO

SOMEONE FROM PLACES SHITTIER TOWORK AT THAN THE F.E.C., THE

CHEMICAL HAZARD INVESTIGATIONBOARD.

>> I'M JEFF, I DIAL WITH POISON.

AT LEAST I DON'T HAVE TO DEALWITH THE TOXIC INFLUENCE OF

MONEY AND POLITICS.

>> JESUS.... REALLY, JEFF?

GET THE (BLEEP) OUTTA HERE.

HE SOUNDED SADDER ON THEPHONE.

SORRY.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING A RIDE HOME.

MAYBE AMERICANS NEED A REALISTICPICTURE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF

THEIR REGULATORY AGENCIES.

WOULD YOU SAY THE F.E.C. IS MOREOR LESS USELESS THAN MEN'S

NIPPLES?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT F.E.C. ANDMEN'S NIPPLES ARE PROBABLY

COMPARABLE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE DONETHAT HAVE VALUE JUST LIKE MEN'S

NIPPLES.

>> GOD HELP US ALL.