Republican congressmen implicitly concede that they can’t rein in the RNC by simply demanding the party cease and desist from sending out fake census mailers. Instead, GOP lawmakers will help rewrite the law to close any loophole the RNC might be exploiting.
And we finally have some clue as to what loophole the RNC is using here, according to a GOP House aide. The law applies to mailings that have “census” on the envelope. The RNC’s mailing doesn’t: the word “census” appears through the window of the envelope but not on the envelope. Clever, uh?
