March 29, 2014
SEC
I am deeply concerned about the influence of corporate money on our electoral process.
Why are they afraid of people knowing how they spend their money?
And why would you allow them to hide how they spend it?? You allow them every opportunity to spy on us to learn how we spend our money on goods and services, but you would allow them to hide how they spend money to influence law and policy that critically affects the lives of all Americans?
They ripped us off for $2 trillion and you continue giving them special consideration, over the people that make this country work?
I am appalled.
Because of the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, publicly traded corporations can spend investors'
money in secret?
This is an activist Court that has ignored precedent, ignored conflict of interest, and has ignored centuries of opinions and actions of the body they are supposed to represent.
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.
Thank you for considering my comment.
Sincerely,
Matt Straw