House Passes Campaign Finance Disclose Act

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Hey, GOP-paid Industry Front-Group Propaganda Man of CA,
The only one with a NEW Yacht is your boy Kerry in MA who docked it in RI to avoid paying taxes on it in his home state. Apparently only the little people pay taxes.
And, why is it that the SEIU spent 60 million dollars on Obama's 2008 campaign, yet corporations are deemed evil and influencial to elections??? What do you suppose Andy Stern at the SEIU bought with his 60 million dollars stolen from his union members??? THAt was a whole lot of special interest.
YOu people will over look that "little" contribution while at the same time scream about the 1 million that the NRA gave the Bush Campaign in 2000.
You're all such hypocrites and so blind to the truth of what is really going on out there!!!!!!!!!

ANDY of NC 9:38AM July 27, 2010

Stinky stuff...backroom deals and "compromise".
I hate to break it to you, but bills and the subsequent laws are for the most part today, created and passed regardless of party affiliation, in just this matter. It's not a good thing...but it is reality. And if you don't like that, you should, in fact, be SUPPORTIVE of this bill as it promotes transparency and tries to dispense with conflicts of interest and foreign influence into our elections.
Let's be clear on the point of this bill shall we?
""To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes.""
God, that just sounds awful!!!
Shame on you CoC for becoming another extension of our divided politics. Shame on you.

William of IA 5:16PM July 15, 2010

Specifically exempts unions and the NRA. Nevermind that it requires affected groups to turn over membership lists. Sounds like a way to target "subversives".
And if you think those membership lists won't be used for federal or union reprisal campaigns, you're a bigger fool than the idiots who passed this.

Joseph Gerth of TX 6:12PM July 02, 2010

As a paid lobbyist who makes a lot of blood money bribing Republican congressmen (and a few corporate Democratic congressman) to ship American jobs overseas, weaken oil drilling regulations, weaken financial industry regulation, etc., I am utter appalled at this bill. How dare the Democratic majority shine a light on me and my fellow cockroaches? Only socialists demand that the public be made aware that the public's supposedly democratically-elected politicians are bought-and-paid for stooges.
Aren't our corporations' profits just a little bit more important than your -- the little peoples' -- livelihoods and the livelihoods of their children? You, of course, will agree. Won't you join with your friendly neighborhood GOP and corporate Democratic congressman and urge that this campaign finance disclosure bill be defeated in the Senate. Our (corporation executives' and lobbyists') 2nd yachts depend on it. Suckers.

GOP-paid Industry Front-Group Propaganda Man of CA 11:20PM June 25, 2010

It has stinky stuff and backroom deals. It still is better than no bill. Just pass it, and pass it right now----not somehow after the elections of 2010.
As for the damnable SCOTUS decision that necessitates this, don't forget that it was done by five Republican CATHOLIC men. Yes, that church club thing is important to think about and talk about---UNTIL the real Catholics rise up and take control of their brethren of the bench.

Muser of NM 9:39PM June 25, 2010

You can see how everyone voted at the following link:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll391.xml

Mary of NY 2:55PM June 25, 2010

Rick is absolutely right. People who contributed to pass Prop 8 out in California were hounded and intimidated and threatened, with phone banks set up to call the employers and business partners of defenders of traditional marriage.

Joseph Dooley of MD 2:41PM June 25, 2010

Big government wants to get into every aspect of our lives if this is past what else will they want into? We the people must keep ourselves informed of everyththing that the Congress and Senate
are trying to pass. Or should I say trying to shove through to have more control of our lives.

Jerry of VA 2:36PM June 25, 2010