March 31, 2014
SEC
I am deeply concerned about the influence of corporate money on our electoral process.
Corporation have not been declared people, they have been declared SUPER-people. They are allowed free speech in the form of money, which is far louder in DC than all the nations voters, the largest one's are not held accountable for lawlessness, unethical conduct, and usury, they are allowed to write their own legislation and often their own research, and hide information from the media that has a direct impact on public health in order to maintain high profits.
In particular, I am appalled that, because of the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, publicly traded corporations can spend investors' money in secret.
I am writing to urge the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue a rule requiring publicly traded corporations to publicly disclose all their political spending.
Both shareholders and the public must be fully informed as to how much the corporation spends on politics and which candidates are being promoted or attacked. Disclosures should be posted promptly on the SEC's web site.
--Max T. Furr
Thank you for considering my comment.
Sincerely,
max Furr