My good friends who are liberals ought to be lining up behind Ted Cruz (at least those who said they want transparency in campaign finance). He introduced 2 bills to committee that were immediately attacked and killed by Democrats. SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2014 The first bill is entitled “the SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2014.” The bill was offered as an amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The proposed law would “eliminate limitations on direct contributions to candidates” and “require disclosure of certain contributions within 24 hours or receipt, and for other purposes.” The bill’s stated purpose would be to “allow unlimited direct contributions by citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States to candidates in Federal elections.” The disclosure section of the bill provides in relevant part that “[i]f a candidate receives an aggregate amount of contributions in excess of $200 from any contributor during a calendar year the principal campaign committee of such candidate shall submit to the Secretary or the Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, in writing, a notification containing the name of the candidate and office sought by the candidate, the identification of the contributor, and the date of the receipt and amount of the contribution.” The Free All Speech Act The Senator’s second bill is entitled “The Free All Speech Act.” The first part of the bill provides that “[a]ny law that restricts the political speech of American citizens shall apply with equal force to media corporations, such as the New York Times, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and the CBS Television Network.” Another section of the bill states that to “the extent that the application of a law to a media corporation under subsection (a) is found unconstitutional, such law shall have no force or effect with respect to American citizens.”
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:41:36 +0000
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