U.S. Supreme Court Threw Out "Disclose Act", So Obama Administration Intends to Issue "Disclose Act-style Executive Order To End Freedom of Speech
U.S. Supreme Court Threw Out "Disclose Act", So Obama
Administration Intends to Issue "Disclose Act-style Executive Order
To End Freedom of Speech
In what the White House calls a push for transparency,
a pending executive order would require companies doing business
with the federal government to disclose political contributions to
independent groups, but would not place the same requirement on
public employee unions or federal grant recipients that typically
donate to Democrats.
Entitled the "Disclosure of Political Spending By Government
Contractors," the order would implement parts of the DISCLOSE Act,
which failed to get through Congress last year. The legislation
sought to restrict campaign speech after the landmark Citizens
United vs. Federal Elections Commission U.S. Supreme Court ruling
that upheld the right of corporations and unions to donate to
campaigns.