BREAKING: Campaign spending decision overturns 60 years of precedent
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned 60 years of precedent prohibiting corporations and unions from spending treasury funds to run ads endorsing or opposing candidates for federal office.
CREW executive director Melanie Sloan stated:
"This is a disaster for regulation of campaign spending. It means ads advocating the election or defeat of federal candidates will no longer be put out just by candidates and parties, but will now also come from corporations and unions."
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May 18, 2012
Thanks for the Notice, House Ethics
In outrageous fashion, the House Ethics Committee noticed a public meeting to consider proposed amendments to the Committee…
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