Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Lights to Shine on Karl Rove and Dark-Money Non-Profits | Mother Jones

Karl Rove's Catch-22 | Mother Jones 

Very good article, and turn for truth.

Do we want transparency and openness in politics and electioneering? Yes.

"... come Saturday, the dark-money nonprofits face a dilemma. A high-profile court case known as Van Hollen v. FEC threatens to shine an unwelcome beam of sunlight on donors bankrolling these organizations. Nothing's stopping Crossroads GPS or AFP from running more "issue" ads hitting Obama and other Democrats (that is, ads that don't explicitly say "vote for" or "vote against"). Except now nonprofits will have to reveal who funded those spots...."

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