February 2, 2013
Dear Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:
It's long past time to end 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.
We all must agree that this secretive behavior did not grow out of a belief in true democracy, but of greed. I, for one and PROUD of my donation/voting record, and am REQUIRED to post my name, sex, place of employment and the amount of my donation EVERY TIME I make such a gift!
If this is NOT OVERTURNED, we will not only be undemocratic, we will be another form of government completely! What will you chose to call it?! Funny how we are so judgmental with other countries, but fail to see the failings of our own processes!
Hey, now I get to fill in more info. just to submit this very comment! Yes, I am more than willing to do it!
Sincerely,
Lavonneh Heacock