As Stephen Colbert did his victory lap outside the Federal Election Commission’s headquarters on Thursday, the six commissioners still inside the hearing voted on a measure that will have a much bigger effect on the 2012 election.FEC commissioners voted 6-0 on an advisory opinion that allows federal candidates to solicit money for so-called “super PACs,” but only for amounts up to $5,000. The opinion was issued in response to a request from Democratic lawyers, who said they planned to copy a proposal by Republican campaign lawyer James Bopp to have GOP politicians solicit contributions for his newly-formed Republican Super PAC.
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