{Political_Views} Political Ad Funders Must Not Dodge Scrutiny

David Kravets, Wired

Political Ad Funders Must Not Dodge Scrutiny

Thanks to the Supreme Court's decision last year to allow corporations and unions to make unlimited campaign contributions, Americans in the coming year may be blitzed by $1 billion of essentially anonymous television ads. Sponsors will hide behind the facade of made-up names for empty organizations. Why? So voters can't question messages because of ad buyers' motives. Congress or the FCC could guarantee the common-sense right to judge a political message by the intent of the messenger. But the REPUBLICAN controlled House has no intention of passing such a disclosure law.

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