The New York Times March 25, 2012 When Other Voices Are Drowned Out The Supreme Court’s 5-to-4 ruling in Citizens United in 2010 was shaped by an extreme view of the First Amendment: money equals speech, and independent spending by wealthy organizations and individuals poses no problem to the political system. The court cavalierly dismissed […]
Letter to IRS re Petition for Rulemaking on 501c4 groups.pdf
Q and A on DISCLOSE Act of 2012 Introduced by Senator Whitehouse Q. Is it constitutional to require outside groups that make campaign-related expenditures to disclose their donors? A. Yes. In Citizens United v. FEC, 130 S.Ct. 876 (2010), the Supreme Court by an 8-1 majority upheld the provisions of federal law which require […]
Democracy 21 Summary of DISCLOSE Act of 2012 The DISCLOSE Act of 2012 introduced in the Senate by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse requires any “covered organization” which spends $10,000 or more on a “campaign-related disbursement” to file a disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission within 24 hours of the spending, and to file […]
Our organizations support the DISCLOSE Act introduced today by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and a number of other Senators. We strongly urge Senators to promptly consider and pass this essential campaign finance disclosure legislation. The organizations include: Americans for Campaign Finance Reform, the Brennan Center for Justice, the Campaign Legal Center, Citizens for Responsibility and […]
This letter was sent by a number of reform groups to each presidential campaign asking the campaigns to adopt a policy of disclosing details about major fundraisers. These are examples of the group letter. Group letter to Obama campaign 3 12 2012.pdf Group letter to Romney campaign 3 12 2012.pdf
In a letter sent to the IRS today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center called on the agency to ignore any “pushback” against IRS investigations that are necessary to determine whether groups are attempting to improperly claim tax exempt status as 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations. According to the letter, an article in The New […]
Letter to IRS Requesting Investigation of 501c4 Organizations 3 9 2012.pdf
Letter to Marjority Leader Reid re STOCK Act Conference3-6-12.pdf
Democracy 21 letter to Justice Department on Super PACs Supporting Santorum and Obama Campaigns.pdf
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