Republicans block campaign disclosure bill

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http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66Q65I20100727?type=politicsNews


By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON | Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:12pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a blow to President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats, Republicans blocked a bill on Tuesday to require an unprecedented level of public disclosure of who pays for political campaign advertising.

On a Senate vote of 57-41, Democrats fell short of the needed 60 to clear a procedural hurdle Republicans set up against The Disclose Act, likely killing the measure for the year.

"This bill represents another attempt by my colleagues to rush through legislation that restricts freedom and creates more federal regulation," said Senator John Cornyn, who heads Republican efforts to pickup seats in the Democratic-led chamber in the November election.

[Fearless]

1. So who's the majority again??

[Deep13]

2. Disgusting. nt

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Disgusting doesn't even begin to properly describe this. Help me out here. n/t

[Botany]

4. God damn it let them filibuster

Let the whole country see that the republicans don't give a damn about the American people and
only care about money and power. Let all the republicans running for re-election in the senate
get up front and center and show their constituents who their senator is really working for.

The party of no should not be rewarded for their obstructionism.

[Archae]

5. The whores don't want to say who their pimps are...

[Axle_techie]

6. I find it interesting

This bill had exemptions to it, like the NRA. Certain organizations still would not have had to disclose, while others would?