February 2, 2013
When the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States was was originally discussed, argued over, changed, drafted and re-drafted and the final product was presented for signing and ratification there was no mention or reference to a corporation being a living breathing intity with the right to vote! In fact if any indevidual, business and or corporation made anything more than a reasonable contribution to any political person, party and or political agenda, they would and have been tarred and feathered. Rightfully so as it was named bribery. Perhaps it's time to start saving both some feathers and many gallons of roofing tat.
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.
Sincerely,
Daniel F. Furtado