November 14, 2014
Please act immediately to ensure that the Securities and Exchange Commission reinstate the rule requiring publicly traded corporations to disclose their political spending from the unified agenda. The paper people (corporations) should not trump the real flesh and blood human beings whose money they are using to promote their own preferences politically. Protect us please.
As of this last election, dirty money has functionally stolen the will of the human beings. The political power of corporations has been expanded to confer powers that do not actually belong to them. Loyalty and legislative favors from congressmen are being bought through obscene amounts of campaign donations drawing upon our investments.
You have the power to help clean this mess resulting from the Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” ruling, and reinstating the logical sensible rule intended to protect the investors.
Though you cannot ensure a return to the"one man one vote" you can prevent our retirement savings and investments from being used for partisan purposes.
Without return to this rule, the public trust for shareholders has been violated. I agree with many others that disclosures should be posted promptly on the SEC’s web site. No excuses, no secrets.
I appreciate your decision to do the right thing for the American people. Thank you.
Deanna Ross