So what are they so afraid of? Answer: they don't want the public to know who finances their propaganda.
--- By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- Republicans today blocked legislation drafted to require more disclosure in campaign spending by corporations and unions, voting as a bloc to stop the bill’s advancement in the U.S. Senate. The bill has been a high priority for President Obama, who called for its passage as a counterweight to an expected flood of corporate spending in the fall campaign. On a straight party-line vote after a hot debate, an effort to defeat a Republican filibuster fell two votes short of the 60 required to move the bill forward. All 40 Republicans voted against it. Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, bemoaned the lack of bipartisanship that had carried campaign bills in the past. "It's like skins and shirts," he said of the two parties. But Republicans portrayed the bill as a partisan power grab, designed by Democrats to stifle political speech and tilt campaign advantages toward unions that favor Democratic incumbents. “This is a transparent effort to rig the fall elections,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican from Kentucky. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2010/07/republicans_blo.html --- BTW: as an aside, Mitch McConnell will probably lose in Kentucky next election. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
