Politico Citizens United: Watergate redux By Fred Wertheimer June 15, 2012 When the Supreme Court issued its disastrous Citizens United decision, five justices took the nation back to the era of secret money, unlimited campaign contributions and corporate funds at the core of the Watergate scandal. On June 17, 1972, a burglary at the Watergate […]
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell today attempted to turn the world upside down in a speech he gave at AEI that attacked the very idea of campaign finance disclosure, which has been the cornerstone of campaign finance laws for many decades. Senator McConnell conveniently forgets that secret campaign money was at the heart of the […]
Senate letter on DISCLOSE 2012 Act June 2012 (PDF)
Democracy 21 Refutes Attacks by Chamber of Commerce and NRA on Campaign Finance Disclosure; Urges Senators to Vote for Cloture and Pass the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 In a letter sent to all Senators today, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer refuted the attacks made by the Chamber of Commerce and the NRA on campaign finance […]
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