NRA Remains The King On The Hill

[Beacool]

06-15-10 02:55 PM

Democrats on Monday touted a major breakthrough in campaign finance reform legislation that could drastically alter the shape and course of the 2010 elections. But in the process of securing the necessary concessions, the party confirmed the widespread assumption that special interests can literally write legislation if they have enough clout.

Facing the distinct possibility that months of collaboration on the DISCLOSE Act would fail, House Democrats granted the National Rifle Association a seemingly exclusive exemption from the stringent new standards that they were applying for campaign finance disclosure. Except for the NRA, all companies and organizations would be required under the bill to include identification on the ads they sponsor and to provide shareholders with information on those political expenditures. According to House Democrats, the Humane Society and the AARP would qualify for the exemption. The AFL-CIO, the Chamber of Commerce, and MoveOn.org would not.

It was a remarkable piece of lobbying on the gun lobby's behalf. So much so that even the most jaded Hill staffer, good government official or NRA opponent was left in awe.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/nra-remains-the-king-on-t_n_612981.html

Some things never change.

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