RSSSenate bill targets Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling
From: The Washington Times | April 30, 2010
Corporations and unions would have to identify themselves on political ads they bankroll, and top corporate officials would have to make an explicit pledge that they approved the ad they finance under legislation introduced in Congress Thursday. The measures are a direct response to a 5-4 ruling by the Supreme Court in January that upheld the First Amendment rights of such groups to spend money on campaign ads - a decision that greatly enhances their ability to influence federal elections. "At a time when the public's fears about the influence of special interests were already high, this decision stacks the ...
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