No surprise here. Just weeks after the Supreme Court trashed the unconstitutional McCain/Feingold monstrosity, the Democrats are back weaseling ways to protect their Liberal monopoly on corporate and union donations, trying to keep companies like Exxon and Shell from having the same ‘voice’ at the table. Unions gave over 400 Million to the Obama Presidential campaign, which is still awaiting financial audit:
Senior Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation yesterday that would force some of the most powerful political organizations in the US – including the US Chamber of Commerce on the right and MoveOn.org on the left – to reveal the names of the corporations and individuals who fund their advertising campaigns.
The proposal would also force US corporations to notify shareholders immediately of “all political expenditures” and bar companies that have “foreign ownership” of more than 20 per cent from spending money on US elections.
The bill, which will be formally introduced at the end of the month, was written with the support of the Obama administration by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York and Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. It represents a remarkable attempt by Congress, controlled by the Democratic party, to neuter a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling last month.
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