Show your support of DISCLOSE Act in US Senate
Letter to constituents from Sen. Kay Hagan.
On Monday [today], the Senate will vote to decide whether billionaires and massive corporations can keep dumping unlimited money into races across the country without ever disclosing their identities.
Click here to sign the petition in favor of the DISCLOSE Act before Monday's vote.
A broad coalition is forming, including my fellow Senators Michael Bennet (CO), Barbara Boxer (CA), Sherrod Brown (OH), Dick Durbin (IL), Al Franken (MN), Claire McCaskill (MO), Jeff Merkley (OR), Patty Murray (WA), Bill Nelson (FL), Chuck Schumer (NY), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jon Tester (MT), Tom Udall (NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Progressives United.
We're joining together to make sure voters know who's pumping money into their airwaves. Will you join us?
Groups like Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS are currently flying under the radar by calling themselves "social welfare" groups. That's not what I'd call an organization dedicated to running vicious attack ads, but that's what they're claiming. They're using this loophole to conceal their donors, so no one knows exactly where the money is coming from.
Trying to hide information from the voters is just plain wrong. It's bad for our democracy, and we need to stop it. The DISCLOSE Act will force them to reveal their big-money donors and hold them accountable for the words they spend millions of dollars putting on TV.
They say sunlight is the best disinfectant, and I agree. Let's shine a bright light on their secret mo
ney.
Click here to sign the petition in favor of the DISCLOSE Act before Monday's vote.
This vote is happening Monday, so it's important to get your voice heard before then. Thank you for joining with us.
Sincerely,
Senator Kay Hagan, D-NC
BlueNC is dedicated to making North Carolina a more progressive and prosperous state. If your intention is to disrupt this effort, please find somewhere else to express your opinions.
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Should be a no-brainer
Even people who don't believe money in politics is a problem should (at least) want to know where the money comes from.
The Right's position on this is a huge logical disconnect. They whine about government corruption and unfair trade practices/regulations, but are also adamant about allowing big donors to hide behind an opaque wall.
This also (should be) a major campaign issue, if the Dems in charge of running ads had a lick of sense.
Senate to do procedural vote on DISCLOSE Act this pm
The Senate meets at 2 p.m. and has two votes planned in the early evening.
The first is on the nomination of Kevin McNulty to be a U.S. district judge for the District of New Jersey. Immediately after that, the Senate will vote to end debate on S. 3369, the new Disclose Act, which would require companies, unions and other entities to report campaign spending above $10,000.
Martha Brock
Procedural vote on DISCLOSE bill splits on Party lines
GOP Senators prevented a vote on the DISCLOSE Act a short while ago. The vote was on party lines and all Democrats voted aye, but Senate Leader Harry Reid switched to a Nay vote to be able to bring the legislation up again Tuesday.
Reid said the current election shows 17 "angry old men" are spending huge amounts to determine outcome of the election
Sen. Kay Hagan is presiding today over the US Senate.
Senator Kay Hagan @SenatorHagan
Tonight @8:50 I"ll speak on a:Senate floor in support of #DISCLOSE Act 2 help restore integrity of elections-Watch here:
http://cs.pn/vbr3GZ
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From www.wral.com online:
WASHINGTON —
"Democrats revived the act during a presidential election campaign in which political action committees and nonprofit organizations, funded by deep-pocketed and largely anonymous contributors, are dominating the airwaves with largely negative political ads..."
Martha Brock
If the media will play this loudly, the assholes in the GOP will
get the bad press they so richly deserve. Bums...all of them.
Stan Bozarth