The Fix - Can Democrats win on the Disclose Act? A Senate measure to place curbs on the expansive Citizens United campaign finance ruling by the Supreme Court earlier this year is expected to fail today. But Democrats believe the united Republican opposition to the measure gives them an electoral opening this fall. The Disclose Act -- Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (strained acronym alert!) -- would force disclosure of election-related disbursements by corporations, labor unions and nonprofit groups. A similar bill passed the House in late June. Senate observers expect the bill to come up short of the 60 votes required to proceed to a full floor debate Tuesday. In expectation of that vote, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer sought to set the stakes for the fall election. "Today's vote has the potential to be a defining one for the Republican party," said Pfeiffer. "This a choice between the public and big corporations and the Republicans seem poised to vote en masse for the corporations." Cont’d… Again, the Republicans show us just who they really work for. With united opposition to a bill that would simply identify who is giving money to what candidate whether they be corporations, unions, or even nonprofits, the Republicans are unwilling to support an open disclosure of any kind. Is it too soon to just admit that we live in an Oligarchy or Corporatocracy and that is just fine with the extreme right wingers that will undoubtedly bring the rest of us down with their shortsightedness? A couple of facts to think about: 80% of all stocks are in the hands of 1% of the U.S. population. Unions contribute 1/10th of 1% to political campaigns compared to corporate donors. Something is going to have to change in this country and corporations are going to need a heck of a lot more security if they keep forcing the entire middle class into a corner. I will have a tough time having any pity for them once they’ve unleashed the anger of people who have nothing left to lose. When do Americans get to own their country again? __________________________________________________ ugg boots uggs
