Bogus Excuse #3

I have already referred to what excuses 1 and 2 are in this post.

Bogus excuse #3 is- 'it was an oversight'. Most commonly used by politicians caught in some misdeed. Like here. Senator Constantine helped to draw up these rules, his supposed ignorance rings very hollow. Hopefully his constituents will give him a proper reward at his next election.

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TALLAHASSEE -- State Sen. Lee Constantine has acknowledged that he apparently violated a new Senate rule by not establishing a Web site for a political committee he controls.

Constantine, R-Altamonte Springs, said Thursday that he also has returned seven contributions totaling $18,000 that the committee took in this year. He also registered the committee Thursday with the Senate Rules Committee, having also neglected that requirement.

"It was an oversight," Constantine said. "We just learned last week that a Web site was needed. . . . We have one now."

Constantine's committee, Citizens for a Greater Florida, was opened to help him raise money for an unsuccessful bid for the Senate presidency. Constantine said he had raised about $100,000 for the account.

Such state committees of continuous existence and so-called federal "527 funds" have proliferated in Florida and across the nation in recent years as candidates seek new ways to skirt campaign-spending limits.

Senate President Tom Lee, who controls his own $1 million 527 fund, has created new Senate rules requiring what he has termed "more transparency" in reporting fundraising. The Web site is one of the innovations.

Constantine notified the Senate's general counsel last week about his error. He said he has not heard whether any disciplinary action is possible.