Column laments privacy, demands more disclosure -- CCP response to Eliza Newlin Carney's praise of discolsure
Center for Competitive Politics:
" But times have changed, and advocates of disclosure today have moved beyond election-related spending to insist on disclosure of a wide range of spending with only the barest of connections to politics. Today's disclosure demands would instead bring to public light dues paid to professional and trade associations as well as donations to private social welfare organizations that are not intended for campaign spending.
After casually suggesting hypocrisy on the part of opponents of radically expanded disclosure, the article starts to get really bad. Consider:
For corporations, trade associations, and politically active nonprofits, secretive political spending carries significant practical and reputational risks."
