Citizens United challenges the strident side of Supreme Court ruling

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Fresh off a landmark victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative advocacy group Citizens United is trying to get around one part of the ruling it didn't like.

The group's attorney, former solicitor general Theodore B. Olson, sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission on Monday arguing that Citizens United should not be subject to campaign-finance disclosure requirements because it is actually a "press entity" that produces and distributes documentary films.

The FEC exempts media organizations from campaign-finance laws even though many of them -- such as The Washington Post -- traffic heavily in political news and views. The FEC, Olson wrote, "should conclude that Citizens United's documentary film activities are covered by both the media and commercial transaction exceptions."

The letter underscores the fact that the conservative group was not wholly pleased with the high court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

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[Hawkeye-X]

1. So everyone's pissed at the Felonious Five

for this idiotic decision - hey Felonious Five - tender your resignation to Mr. Barack H. Obama effective immediately so we can correct this.

Hawkeye-X