There’s another update about the calls the Montana Democrats are paying for on behalf of their candidates. I commented about it earlier in a story called, Cheap, but Predictable.

The newest information in today’s Billings Gazette is that the calls are not coming from some back room in Helena, Montana, or even from the bowels of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C.

The calls are being made from Romania. Yep, the country, Romania.

Talk about sending jobs overseas. It appears the Montana Democrats are doing just that. They claim the calls are being made from the United States.

Sadly, the Commissioner of Political Practices has 35 complaints pending. That’s why it is so easy to cheat during campaigns. Most complaints won’t be decided until well after the election is over and done with. You’ve not heard of many do-over elections in Montana have you?

They should either put some teeth into that office, or do away with it. How about a six member board like the Federal Election Commission (FEC), only require them to act more quickly when they receive complaints? How about a 24-hour time limit to file an answer to a complaint that is filed within the last month before Election Day? Then within 24 more hours the board would be required to make a decision. Severe fines should be levied against those who break the law.

Until some changes are made, we may be getting more and more illegal phone calls from places like Romania…

“Hello, this is Nadia calling…”