libertyiowa

The purpose of the law, I think, is to make sure the public knows who is pulling the strings of our politicians. If Mr X gives Senator Y a campaign contribution and then Mr X’s company get a major federal contract from an agency Senator Y’s committee oversees, the public may want to ask why. I guess I had always taken for granted that campaign disclosure laws helped to make more effective government. I had never thought of it as being a way to shut down speech.