HILLARY CLINTON GROUP President Obama On The Verge Of Issuing A “Citizens United Stunner”

[misterhighwasted]

Tue, Jan 26th, 2016
President Obama On The Verge Of Issuing A “Citizens United Stunner”


The President  is in the midst of very serious plan to issue an executive order that requires companies doing business with the federal government to disclose their political contributions. Just think; with a stroke of his pen the President will make “dark money” donors receiving billions of taxpayer money reveal who they contribute to or lose out on those highly-profitable federal government contracts.

Now, of course this does not, in any way, shape or form “overturn” Citizens United. But it is a major step in prompting some companies and corporations doing business with the federal government to rein in some of their dark money efforts to buy influence over the government. The directive, a so-called ‘dark money‘ executive order would mandate that “all government contractors publicly report their contributions to groups that spend money to influence campaigns and elections.”

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President Obama’s order would apply to roughly 70 percent of the Fortune 100 companies including Exxon Mobil, Apple, General Electric and General Motors to name but a fraction of the whole. The order will apply to any company with contracts exceeding $100,000 annually that probably will affect the preponderance of companies profiting from federal government contracts.

“While we will continue to examine ‘additional’ steps we can take to reduce the corrosive influence of money in politics, only Congress can put an end to it.

MORE..

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/01/26/president-obama-verge-pen-citizens-united-stunner.html

[Cha]

1. Great President Obama! thank you, mister!

I love our lame duck!

[NurseJackie]

2. I do too!!

[misterhighwasted]

3. Two Party System..Democrats & Kochs

Sure glad our great President Obama wasn't Primaried

Morning Cha.
Gotta head out for an hour..brb

[Cha]

6. Good Morning! Have a good day~

I have to hit the hay soon.

[liberal N proud]

4. He probably knows that he is never going to overturn Citizens United

SCOTUS gave it their blessing on it and that will make it difficult to overturn, so everything that makes it visible what Citizens United is doing, is a good thing.

[misterhighwasted]

5. This is why everyone must vote Straight Ticket Dem

And mid-term election is as critical to show up & VOTE.

Because without the Senate & House in our favor, no President will be able to make anything happen.

Obama is an exceptional man. He's also a Constitutional Lawyer..he knows his power.

Sure am proud of our Dem Candidate Clinton, who has campaigned & raised funds to get her fellow Dems in office with her.

This is a battle & coattails matter in the end.
HRC 2016

[misterhighwasted]

9. He is doing what is allowed as President. But..

Oooh it's going to piss off the Pukes.

So does Paul Singer's RW PAC have to disclose the money spent on their pro-Bernie TV AD against HRC?

Or if any $$$ has been shoveled into that "Charitable Offshore Fund".


Guess he'd need to be a Fed Contractor for that to happen.

Time to elect HRC & put an end to the Koch influence.
Hillary can then Nominate Barack Obama for Supreme Court.

[Lucky Luciano]

7. What prevents a company donating millions to dark money groups from saying that they donated zero?

How would it be known if they don't __really__ have to report it?

Good on Obama though - nice first step.

[greymattermom]

8. Get caught and get banned

from government contracts. Right?

[misterhighwasted]

10. Yes. Tha is it.

Pres Obama can only operate from the Federal level.
Federal Contractors cannot influence politics, to garner themselves more Fed Contracts. Thats the gist of this executive order

[Lucky Luciano]

11. Don't get caught. Is there a real mechanism to try to catch cheaters?

It seems the business models if large multinationals is based on the don't get caught mantra.

[lostnfound]

16. Whistleblowers, accounting firms.

He could possibly require that companies doing business with the federal government get their accounting firms to verify / sign off on the statements.

This is a wonderful idea, although it won't address the mandatory "bundling" that goes on in executive suites. It would be tougher to require companies to disclose the political contributions of executives as individuals to the PACs.

[cpamomfromtexas]

18. Need a new government audit group

The military audit group I worked for is half the size it was.

[pandr32]

12. Can't wait for this!

It is bound to suck some air out of the clown car coverage for a bit. Pundits will all be talking about it.

[watoos]

13. This EO sounds good

but once Obama gets the TPP passed a corporate tribunal will toss it.

[RR2]

14. This should have consequences for many lobbyist...

Think groups like the NRA who are backed back by weapons manufacturers, who also do business with the government.

[Justice]

15. The Supreme Court's decision also supports this disclosure

"The Government may regulate corporate political speech through disclaimer and disclosure requirements, but it may not suppress that speech altogether."




See decision at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/08-205.html#sthash.3X3WvbbF.dpuf

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

17. Yes!

As MUCH as I hate the CU ruling, I'm wary of executive orders.

However, this move by President Obama is just brilliant! If it involves government contracts, surely he has every right and reason to do this!