WASHINGTON — Democratic Party officials want a federal judge to order an investigation into whether Sen. John McCain violated election laws by withdrawing from public financing, saying federal regulators are too weak to act on their own.A lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission, to be filed today in U.S. District Court, questions the agency’s ability to enforce the law and review McCain’s decision to opt out of the system.

The Charlotte Observer

I don’t know if McCain is in violation or not, to be honest. He was approved for public financing, but I don’t believe he ever took the money. Technically, I believe he is supposed to get permission from the FEC to opt back out of it, but he has been unable to do so because there are not enough commissioners on the panel at this current time to hold a quorum and decide the matter. Ironically enough, the reason for this lack of commissioners is due to the Democrats blocking Bush’s nominees for the panel. It makes you wonder if this is an ulterior motive behind their actions.   Even more ironic would be if McCain actually gets smacked on a violation of campaign finance rules.