Posted on 08/15/2016 6:21:03 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
ALBANY - Government reform and other groups are urging Gov. Cuomo to veto or fix a bill requiring more disclosure by Super PACs and non-profit lobbying organizations...
The bill would require Super PACs known as independent expenditure to disclose more about their donors...
Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, charged that the bill "is intended to squash advocacy groups' opposition to government officials and actions."
The Lawyers Alliance for New York and Family Planning Advocates said the bill could have unintended consequences.
"The bill will affect (non-profit groups) and their donors, whose contributions have nothing to do with lobbying," the group wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
In other words it would reveal more accurately how much our politicians are being paid off and we can’t have that.
Super PACs should be required to publish the names of the “givers” and the amount of each donation.
But that would defeat the very purpose that they were intended for.../s
Pelosi got a little taste of this medicine with her leak.
It’s bad when it happens to her, but good when it happens to Republicans.
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The Lawyers Alliance for New York and Family Planning Advocates said the bill could have unintended consequences.
“The bill will affect (non-profit groups) and their donors, whose contributions have nothing to do with lobbying,” the group wrote.
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Nope, no lobbying here. Why, I’m SURE *most* of the ‘donors’ are giving away MILLIONS w/out expecting *ANYTHING* in return. Altruistic, all the way.
Yep, cockroaches detest the light. Watch ‘em scurry from the disinfecting sunlight.
Let’s not get too thrilled about this. Anyone who thinks this law won’t be used to attack and chill donors to conservative groups (ala Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich and his opposition to gay marriage) is being naive.
In fact, anyone who thinks this law won’t be used PRIMARILY to attack conservatives is probably naive.
I agree with my dictator governor? It’s gonna snow next week.
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