A member of the Federal Election Commission is accusing her colleagues of taking orders from Congress, and arguing that former president Jimmy Carter had the right idea when he tried to appoint members on his own.

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“What happens is that because Congress is so divided and so polarized … the appointees are people who will do as they’re told,” Democratic FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel said in remarks about her colleagues before an audience at Gonzaga University. Though the speech was delivered in late April, video of the event was not posted online until Monday.