ABOLISHFEC

Federal Election Commission

Campaign finance law: written by incumbents, enforced against challengers.

Official story

What they claim to do

Administers and enforces federal campaign finance law.

Ground truth

What they actually do

Split evenly between the two parties by design, the FEC has often deadlocked 3–3 on enforcement and has repeatedly gone without the quorum it needs to act at all, including during the 2026 election cycle. Its rules impose reporting burdens that large parties absorb more easily than independent candidates.

The libertarian case

Every limit on political spending is a limit on political speech, and every such rule favors those already in power who know how to work around it. The libertarian answer is radical transparency, with full disclosure and no spending limits.

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