(In Sen. McConnell's view,) money is speech and people who have it are entitled to speak freely under the First Amendment. The rich just happen to have more “speech” to spend on political causes. A lot more.
Sen. McConnell is working to ensure the rich spend that extra “speech” in secret, cloaking his campaign in a disingenuous First Amendment argument. In doing so, he is emerging as the chief defender of Super Pac donors, protecting those who might otherwise suffer “bullying and intimidation.”
...Sen. McConnell’s single-minded drive for secrecy is the true threat in this debate. Congress and the public should not be fooled by his supposed passion for the First Amendment and take steps to shine light on the dark money.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Sen. McConnell's disgraceful drive for secrecy
An excellent editorial from today's Courier-Journal:
