SUNLIGHT AND SUPER PAC. ABC. “Now, as Obama enthusiastically raises money for Democratic super PACs, he’s embracing some of the same secretive elements of that system, drawing charges of hypocrisy from good-governance advocates who say the public deserves to know what Obama’s saying and to whom he’s saying it when donors pay for a few […]
Category: Virginia
Mon. political law links
LEAHY 1A PUSH. Brattleboro Reformer. “U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., ushered a proposal out of committee this week that would amend the U.S. Constitution and allow for limits on campaign contributions. The Judiciary Committee, of which Leahy is chair, passed the proposal, 10-8.” THE POINT OF REFORM. WFB. “The campaign finance reform efforts of a […]
Today’s political law links
SUPER PAC UPDATE. MT Standard. “Democrat John Lewis is heating up Montana’s U.S. House race by proposing a ‘cooling off’ period for political groups before they spend money to support the campaigns of their former leaders.” ANTI-BROWN SITE. Concord Monitor. “A pro-Jim Rubens political action committee, called the New Hampshire PAC to Save America, is […]