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Sherrod Brown intros legislation to rein in Citizens United


Ironically, I just asked Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chris Redfern about whether the party had any plans yet for how to deal with Citizens United and he said they’re waiting to see/learn what the DNC is thinking/planning.

Here’s The Daily Briefing on what U.S. Senator from Ohio, Sherrod Brown (D) would like:

The Ohio Democrat today unveiled a bill requiring corporations that produce political ads or engage in other campaign activities allowed by the Supreme Court ruling to gain approval of shareholders ahead of any political spending. Brown’s bill, which he dubs the Citizens Right to Know Act, also would require corporate CEOs to make personal disclaimers revealing the company’s sponsorship of an ad, much as political candidates now appear briefly on camera or are heard on a radio ad taking responsibility for a spot.

Brown’s bill also would shore up, he says, protections against foreign companies spending money on U.S. elections, by banning any company that has a foreign entity as a majority owner from making any political expenditures.

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With the anticipation of a deluge of new spending during the 2010 elections, Brown’s bill is just one of several that has been introduced or will be introduced in the wake of the Supreme Court decision. There were hearings on the topic this week in the House and the Senate.

The post has a fair amount of other info so I recommend reading it.  This topic is sure to be something that everyone has ideas on – I hope it gets action though, and not only ideas.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:24 pm February 4th, 2010 in Campaigning, Congress, Elections, Government, Law, Ohio, Politics, Sherrod Brown, Transparency, Voting, leadership, senate 

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2 Responses to “Sherrod Brown intros legislation to rein in Citizens United”

  1. 1 Jeff Hess on February 5th, 2010 12:23 pm

    Shalom Jill,

    When you’re a legislator, legislation looks like the solution to every problem.

    I understand Senator Sherrod Brown’s frustration here, but the response to Citizens United v. Board of Elections is not legislation.

    I think that the good people at Murray Hill Inc. have a much better approach.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

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