I have no idea if Kid Rock is really going to run for the U.S. Senate. Neither do you. But the folks over at “watchdog” group Common Cause think he is, and they don’t like how he’s going about it.
In a complaint filed today with the Federal Election Commission and Department of Justice, Common Cause accuses Kid Rock of violating federal election laws by acting as a Senate candidate while failing to register his candidacy, comply with contribution restrictions and publicly disclose contributions to his campaign.
Warner Bros. Records, Kid Rock’s label, also is targeted in the complaint; the company is accused of violating federal law and commission regulations by facilitating and acting as a conduit for contributions to the Kid Rock campaign.
He’s an American badass, watch him run
You can roll with Rock or you can spoil his fun
Here’s the sort of thing that has drawn their ire. He’s selling this junk:
I guess they have a point. If he’s going to make a buck off all these suckers, he should be expected to follow the same rules as everybody else.