February 2, 2013
Dear Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:
WE CITIZEN VOTERS SUFFER BECAUSE OF THE CITIZENS UNITED DECISION.
THAT DECISION EFFECTIVELY GAVE SOME CITIZENS ADDITIONAL "VOTES" OR INFLUENCE THROUGH THEIR CORPORATE OWNERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES.
THAT DESECRATES OUR MOST SACRED OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES: "ONE PERSON-ONE VOTE"
It's long past time to end AT LEAST the secret political spending by corporations.
So I strongly support the SEC issuing a rule in the near future that would require publicly traded corporations to publicly disclose all their spending on political activities.
Both shareholders and the public deserve to know how much a given corporation spends on politics (directly and through intermediaries), and which candidates are being promoted or attacked.
Thank you for considering my comment.
Sincerely,
K DIXON