Schumer Introduces New Version of DISCLOSE Act
After Democrats in the Senate apparently struggled to get the votes to pass the DISCLOSE Act, they have launched a new strategy to pass the legislation, which aims to reverse the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. Last night, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced a new version of the DISCLOSE Act. The new bill could come to the floor of the Senate as early as next week. The new version of DISCLOSE, S. 3628, appears to contain a new set of "findings" and other tweaks of the House-passed version of the DISCLOSE Act, H.R. 5175.
RNLA member and former Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman, Bradley A. Smith, said of Schumer's new version: "The cosmetic surgery Sen. Schumer has performed on the DISCLOSE Act has it looking just as ugly. It contains the same backroom deals for labor unions and large interests such as the National Rifle Association. Senators should filibuster this modern day Sedition Act."
Read more from the Center for Competitive Politics here, including a 19-page, section-by-section analysis of the House version of the DISCLOSE Act, as well as a two-page backgrounder. Stay tuned to the RNLA Blog for more updates on the Democrats latest attempt to quash political speech.