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Will they listen? Presidential campaigns may be hardest on the spouses. In a radio interview Thursday, Ann Romney revealed how much the sniping from Republicans has hurt. Liz Marlantes The Christian Science Monitor 9/21/2012 Maybe it’s a maternal thing. But we couldn’t help but sympathize somewhat when we heard Ann Romney’s latest attempt to defend […] September 21st, 2012 | Tags: Ann Romney, campaigning, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Constitutional amendment, Disclose Act, golf, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Tony Podesta, We Are Golf coalition | Category: 1st Amendment, Congress, Elections, Politics, Taxes | One comment - (Comments are closed)
Alana Goodman Commentary Magazine 7/17/2012 After Senate Republicans blocked the DISCLOSE Act from a vote yesterday, Senate Democrats held a “midnight vigil” to support the donor disclosure legislation. The lead sponsor of the bill, Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, felt so strongly about fundraising transparency that he stayed at the debate all night long. Kidding! He […] July 17th, 2012 | Tags: Alliance for Health Reform, Barry Hinckley, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Disclose Act, non-profits, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, tyranny | Category: 1st Amendment, Congress, Elections, fundraising, Health Care, legislation, Politicians, Rhode Island, TAKE ACTION! | Comments are closed
The Daily Caller 7/16/2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked Democratic-backed legislation requiring organizations pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into campaign ads to disclose their top donors and the amounts they spend. GOP opposition prevented Democrats from getting the 60 votes needed to bring what is known as the Disclose Act to the Senate […] July 16th, 2012 | Tags: ACLU, Crossroads GPS, Disclose Act, Koch brothers, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Scott Brown, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sunlight Foundation, SuperPac | Category: Congress, corruption, Elections, Federal Election Commission, legislation, Unions | Comments are closed
Peter Kasperowicz The Hill 7/11/2012 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and eight other Senate Democrats proposed new legislation on Tuesday that seeks to counteract the 2010 Citizens United case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot limit political spending by corporations, unions or other groups. Democrats reacted to that ruling two years ago […] July 15th, 2012 | Tags: "The Obama Effect", campaign contributions, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, cloture, Disclose Act, Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, H.R. 5175, S. 3369, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, SuperPac | Category: 1st Amendment, Barack Obama, Congress, legislation, Politics, Progressives, SCOTUS, Unions | Comments are closed
Rob Port Say Anything 4/19/2012 According to Nancy Pelosi, Democrats are taking aim at the 1st amendment, intending to curtail the free speech (in the form of political spending and contributions) of corporations. “We have a clear agenda in this regard: [DISCLOSE], reform the system reducing the [role] of money in campaigns, and amend the […] April 19th, 2012 | Tags: campaign contributions, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Disclose Act, hypocrisy, Nancy Pelosi, T. Boone Pickens | Category: 1st Amendment, Elections, journalism, SCOTUS | Comments are closed
“…every contracting department and agency shall require all entities submitting offers for federal contracts to disclose certain political contributions and expenditures they have made within two years prior to the submission of their offer.” Jed Babbin The American Spectator 5/2/2011 On matters of war and peace, President Obama likes to lead from behind. […] May 2nd, 2011 | Tags: "Disclosure of Political Spending by Government Contractors", Bill Burton, campaign contributions, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Disclose Act, Executive order, hypocrisy, Priorities USA Action, Sean Sweeney | Category: 1st Amendment, Barack Obama, corruption, Elections, Federal Election Commission, Politics, SCOTUS, Unions | Comments are closed
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