The Truth in Propaganda Act  | Tue Apr. 13, 2010 7:18 AM GMT
Barack Obama has apparently decided on a plan to fight back
against the Citizens United decision that allows corporations a
nearly unlimited ability to spend money in political campaigns:
The White House and leading Democrats in Congress are close to
proposing legislation that would force private companies and
groups to disclose their behind-the-scenes financial involvement
in political campaigns and advertising, officials involved in
the discussions said Monday. One provision would require the
chief executive of any company or group that is the main backer
of a campaign advertisement to personally appear in television
and radio spots to acknowledge the sponsorship, the officials
said.  Well, corporations can already spend unlimited sums on
initiative campaigns in California, and I wouldn't mind seeing a
law like this in place here. Sort of a corporate version of the
"I approve this message" that we require from actual human
candidates.  My curren