DC: Democrats in the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 on a party-line vote on Friday morning. Their signature legislation purports to “shine a light on dark money in politics” and to “enhance [the] enforcement mechanisms” of the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Ironically, campaign finance controversies surrounding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic freshmen class superstar, illustrate the bill’s severe flaws.
First, there is H.R. 1’s “DISCLOSE Act” provision, which would force civic groups to file burdensome and often duplicative reports with the FEC for issuing public communications that purportedly “promote,” “attack,” “support,” or “oppose” candidates or elected officials. Public campaigns opposing Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” or Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” likely would trigger reporting.
The FEC reports would have to publicly identify groups’ donors, including their names and addresses. The effect, if not the intent, of this infringement on donor privacy will be to deter financial support to groups that dare to speak on such issues.
“Doxxing” — posting individuals’ personal information online in retaliation against their political activities — has become increasingly common in today’s polarized society. The aim is to encourage harassment and threats against the victims. H.R. 1 amounts to government facilitation of doxxing against private citizens exercising their core First Amendment rights.
H.R. 1 justifies this invasion of privacy in the name of countering so-called “dark money” — that is, independent groups speaking about government that are not required to publicly identify their donors. Which brings us to Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign finance issues. During a committee hearing on H.R. 1, Ocasio-Cortez curiously referred to “my special interest dark money-funded campaign.”
At the time, this appeared to be a hypothetical but ignorant argument for H.R. 1’s disclosure requirements. In hindsight, it may have been a Freudian slip. more here
Why does this bitch get so much attention? BFH, can you start ignoring her? Let’s make her irrelevant. She’s an attention whore, the Kim Kardashian of politics. I’m burnt out on hearing her name.
Mandated muzzles?
I think her eyes bulge out like that because the puppeteer is pushing on them from behind…
“BFH, can you start ignoring her? ”
Most of what’s taking place with the Democratic Socialist Party starts and ends with this bitch and her two freshmen pals. To ignore it would be stupid.
Dan Crenshaw says this thing is a hot mess designed to give the Socialist an even bigger advantage. He also says it would make Vote harvesting legal.
Turtle boy says he won’t even bring it to the floor
Occasional-Cortex has been recognized by the leftists as a gift to TRUMP and is being destroyed by the democrats.
Trust me on this. She’s a direct threat to the socialist world order.
TSUNAMI
All true, but there’s three of the whack jobs. And the DNC, specifically Pelosi, just caved to them.
the democrats are going to kill her.
bet.
“accident”
Just imagine what you’d get if you crossed AOC with Adam Schitt.
LOL ^^^ Poor kid’s eyes would probably be on stalks popping right out of its face.