Sheldon
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- Apr 2, 2010
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More after the jump. I would think that all of us can agree that more transparency is a good thing, especially when it comes to which interests are buying candidates.
Absolutely.
But I don't have much expectations for an effective transparency law. There probably is or will be enough loopholes for the original sources to hide behind third-party names.
I think transparency generally isn't in the best interests of the people writing the transparency laws, or the big money sources who are now more empowered to influence which people are writing those laws.
It makes for a nice campaign slogan, but it's clear that what happens on the campaign trail usually stays on the campaign trail. People like me who voted for Obama are finding that out, and I suspect the Tea Party people will find out the same within the next year.