Exposing the Disclose Act: What Democrats Don’t Want You to Know |
Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
The Chicago Tribune: "Disclose and disclaim. Don't select and silence. ...the legislation tries to choose which political speech is legitimate and which is not. It would bar American companies that have as little as 20 percent foreign ownership from engaging in political speech. That would silence firms that are largely held by U.S. interests. ...Yes, it's fair to say that provision would be DOA at the Supreme Court. So would a ban on spending for political ads by federal contractors or recipients of government bailout money. That's a transparent bid to select and silence political speech." 5/21/10 The Washington Examiner: "Look who's protecting incumbents. ...Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. - have introduced a bill designed to stifle critics of what the Democratic Congress has done in the past two years." 5/25/10 The legislation, which some Democrats claim is simply about disclosure, includes provisions that would:
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