|
hot4bondage -> RE: Interesting Point (10/27/2014 7:45:48 AM)
|
You seem to be calling for more credibility and the power to hold people accountable for their actions. That sounds reasonable. I think we can agree that most people are less likely to say or do something misleading if their name is attached. But it's important to remember that what we're talking about is reporting your political activity to the government. That often doesn't end well for those speaking truth to power.
A few examples of disclosure being used to keep the outsiders outside:
NAACP vs Alabama 1958--Alabama's Attorney General subpoenaed the NAACP's membership records. Apparently the rioters were having trouble finding more houses and churches to burn down. Fortunately, the Supreme Court decided that forced disclosure would have a chilling effect on political speech.
In the early 1990s, term limits were being enacted state-by-state until it was revealed that the movement was largely funded by the Koch brothers. The national conversation quickly turned away from the merits of the issue and toward the motivations and background of the controversial billionaires.
The K Street Project--started by a Republican majority in 1995, and continued by a Democrat majority in 2007, they made a list of the biggest PACs and threatened lobbyists who weren't deemed loyal enough.
|
|
|
|
