Clips Round-Up for 4/30/10
Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 19:38
Citizens United/Fair Elections After Supreme Court ruling, time for a campaign finance transplant, by Bob Kerrey A piece from former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D- Neb.) applauding the DISCLOSE bill, and pushing for Fair Elections too. Dems launch Citizens United bill
- “The legislation introduced today is important, but to give Americans a voice in their democracy we need an alternative for candidates who don’t want to spend all their time courting special interests,” said Bob Edgar, president of the nonprofit group Common Cause.”
Senate Dems will move campaign finance bill before July 4th, by Susan Crabtree The constitution and corporations don’t mix, by Leora Barish Leora Barish, a screenwriter, does not like the Citizens United decision and calls for a constitutional amendment. CongressFor Wall Street, financial reform takes a bad turn in Senate, by Silla Brush Wall Street lobbyists are surprised by how strong the Senate legislation is.