Another Election Cycle, Another "Dark Money" Windfall

[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Two words - Citizens United.

This is on your party and your Dear Leader:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Treasury Department decision to safeguard the identities of so-called “dark money” donors to politically active nonprofit groups spawned warnings on Tuesday that the policy could inadvertently aid foreign actors, including Russia.

The Trump administration’s Treasury said on Monday it will no longer require certain tax-exempt groups to disclose the identities of their donors to the Internal Revenue Service.

The move was hailed by Republican lawmakers as a win for free speech. The conservative political group FreedomWorks urged Congress to enact legislation that would codify the policy change to prevent its reversal by a future administration.

Democrats criticized the change as a setback for election transparency at a time of high tension over Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1K727L

Way to be disingenuous! I know CU and Trump are two favorite whines. But this kind of crap has been going on for years. And the Dems can "criticize", but the hypocritical bastards are back deep in this kind of fundraising too.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Way to be disingenuous! I know CU and Trump are two favorite whines. But this kind of crap has been going on for years. And the Dems can "criticize", but the hypocritical bastards are back deep in this kind of fundraising too.

Nope. The Dems strongly opposed the Citizens United ruling that the GOP held so dear, but once it became the law of the land, they used it rather than unilaterally disarming. The link I provided showed how Republicans continue to try to stack the deck to ensure "dark" (and Russian) money keeps coming into their coffers via organizations like the NRA. Try to keep up with the facts before posting or I'll continue to beat you like a rented mule.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

Way to be disingenuous! I know CU and Trump are two favorite whines. But this kind of crap has been going on for years. And the Dems can "criticize", but the hypocritical bastards are back deep in this kind of fundraising too.

I can't tell whether you are simply full of shit or ignorant in the extreme or both.

As Finn showed you, the 'Citizen's United' SCOTUS decision opened the floodgates of 'Dark Money' on the political scene. I suggest you read Jane Mayer's book with that title if you really are interested in the who, what and wherefors of this subject, my mulish friend.