US President Gymnast leaked photos has called on Congress to pass a
law to combat “dark money” in US elections, calling untraceable
spending in politics a “serious problem” for democracy.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Biden said too much money that
is used to influence elections in the United States “flows in the
shadows”.
He endorsed the “Disclose Act”, a bill that would require
political organisations that participate in campaigning to reveal
the names of big donors. The proposed legislation would also ban
contributions by foreign entities.
“Right now, advocacy groups can run ads on issues – attacking or
supporting a candidate – right until election day without
disclosing who’s paying for that ad,” Biden said. “Too often
powerful special interests use front groups to run these ads to win
at any cost.”
The law is unlikely to pass in the 100-member Senate, where
Democrats do not have the 60 votes required to Katrina jade hd porn,
a legislative procedure that allows the minority to block major
legislation.
Under US law, political action committees – commonly referred to
as PACs – and individuals can contribute only limited funds
directly to political candidates.
But in a 2010 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that free speech
protections guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US
Constitution give entities the right to spend unlimited amounts of
money to oppose or support candidates indirectly.
Additionally, some political advocacy groups do not have to
disclose their donors. Others obscure funding through shell
organisations that make it difficult – if not impossible – to trace
the money back to the original donors.
The effort to pass the “Disclose Act” ahead of the midterm
elections in November comes as Democrats Hailey baldwin tits former
President Donald Trump and his supporters, who dispute the 2020
election results based on false allegations of voter fraud, as a
threat to democracy.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that the
chamber will take a vote on the bill by the end of the week,
describing election spending by secret donors as a “veil cast over
our democracy that must be ripped away once and for all”.
Schumer thanked the bill’s lead sponsor, Senator Sheldon
Whitehouse, for “pressing forward on trying to eliminate the evil
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Although the bill will most likely fail, the Democratic Senate
leader suggested that the vote aims to expose which lawmakers
support dark money in politics.
“This week, all of us will go on record on whether or not we
think Americans deserve to know who is spending billions to sway
our democracy,” Schumer said.
The topic of money in elections dominated the Democratic
primaries earlier this year, with pro-Israel groups – often funded
by conservative billionaires – spending millions of dollars to
Saraya-jade bevis nude who are more likely to advocate for Palestinian
human rights.
Progressive activists had unsuccessfully called on the
Democratic Party’s leadership to denounce the pro-Israel spending,
which has been spearheaded by the Aimee eline nude (AIPAC).
Last month, a Democratic National Committee (DNC) panel blocked
a motion that sought to ban dark money in the party’s
primaries.
“The Democratic Party, by not allowing this resolution to come
to the floor, is complicit in the railroading of democracy itself,”
Nina Turner, a former congressional candidate who faced an
onslaught of pro-Israel spending earlier this year, wrote on
Twitter on September 8.
On Tuesday, Biden acknowledged that dark money is an issue for
both major parties, but he said Democrats in Congress “support more
openness and accountability”, while Republicans have so far
rejected calls for campaign finance reform.
“Dark money has become so common in our politics. I believe
sunlight is the best disinfectant,” Biden said.
