A Democratic Foe Emerges From the Dark Swamp (my words) [View all]

[Joinfortmill]

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-22-2022

As always the 'Letter' is chock full of information. This is what stood out for me.

Letters from an American: Heather Cox Richardson

'(A) $1.6 billion donation to a right-wing nonprofit organized in May 2020...is the largest known single donation made to a political influence organization. The money came from Barre Seid, a 90-year-old electronics company executive, and the new organization, Marble Freedom Trust, is controlled by Leonard A. Leo, the co-chair of the Federalist Society, who has been behind the right-wing takeover of the Supreme Court.

This massive donation is an example of so-called “dark money”...that do not have to disclose their donors. In the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) decision, the Supreme Court said that limiting the ability of corporations and other entities to advertise their political preferences violates their First Amendment right to free speech...They cannot collaborate directly with candidates or campaigns, but they can promote a candidate’s policies and attack opponents, all without identifying their donors.